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April 25
404 B.C. - The Peloponnesian War ended as Athens surrendered to Sparta.
1507 - A world map produced by German cartographer Martin Waldseemueller contained the first recorded use of the term “America,” in honor of Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci.
1859 - Ground was broken for the Suez Canal.
1862 - During the Civil War, a Union fleet commanded by Flag Officer David G. Farragut captured the city of New Orleans.
1898 - The United States Congress declared war on Spain; the 10-week conflict resulted in an American victory.
1901 - New York became the first state to require license plates on cars.
1915 - During World War I, Allied soldiers invaded the Gallipoli Peninsula in an unsuccessful attempt to take the Ottoman Empire out of the war.
1928 - The first seeing eye dog was presented to Morris S. Frank.
1945 - Delegates from more than 50 countries met in San Francisco to organize the United Nations.
1945 - During World War II, U.S. and Soviet forces linked up on the Elbe River, a meeting that dramatized the collapse of Nazi Germany’s defenses.
1953 - The Francis Crick and James Watson article describing the double-helix nature of DNA is published in the magazine "Nature."
1959 - The St. Lawrence Seaway opened to shipping.
1990 - Violeta Barrios de Chamorro was inaugurated as president of Nicaragua.
1990 - The Hubble Space Telescope was deployed in orbit from the space shuttle Discovery. (It was later discovered that the telescope’s primary mirror was flawed, requiring the installation of corrective components to achieve optimal focus.)
1992 - Islamic forces took over most of Kabul, Afghanistan after the Soviet-controlled government collapsed.
2002 - Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes of the Grammy-winning trio TLC died in an SUV crash in Honduras; she was 30.
2003 - The Georgia state legislature voted to scrap the Confederate flag design from its state flag.
2019 - Former Vice President Joe Biden entered the Democratic presidential race, declaring the fight against Donald Trump to be a “battle for the soul of this nation.”
2022 - Elon Musk reached an agreement to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion, promising a more lenient touch to policing content on the social media platform where he – then the world’s richest person – had made a habit of promoting his interests and attacking his critics to his tens of millions of followers.
2023 - President Joe Biden formally announced that he would be running for reelection in 2024, asking voters to give him more time to “finish this job” and extend the run of America’s oldest president for another four years.
Birthdays
28 - Allisyn Snyder (actress)
36 - Sara Paxton (actress)
36 - Jonathan Bailey (actor)
40 - Melonie Diaz (actress)
48 - Tim Duncan (basketball player)
49 - Emily Bergl (actress)
54 - Jason Wiles (actor)
54 - Jason Lee (actor)
55 - Gina Torres (actress)
55 - Renee Zellweger (actress)
57 - Jane Clayson (TV personality)
60 - Hank Azaria (actor)
79 - Talia Shire (actress)
79 - Stu Cook (musician)
84 - Al Pacino (actor)
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Today in Sports History - April 25
1945 - Albert B. "Happy" Chandler was unanimously elected baseball commissioner.
1952 - The Minneapolis Lakers defeated the New York Knicks in seven games to win the NBA championship.
1956 - Rocky Marciano retired as the undefeated heavyweight champion of the world. He had 43 knockouts and 3 decisions to his credit.
1963 - Bob Cousy retired from the NBA.
1965 - The Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in five games to win the NBA championship.
1974 - Tampa Bay was awarded the NFL's 27th franchise.
1977 - The Cincinnati Reds tie a major league record by scoring 12 runs in the fifth inning en route to a 23-9 win over the Atlanta Braves.
1993 - The New England Patriots select Washington State quarterback Drew Bledsoe with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
1996 - The Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers combined for the most runs in 26 years. The Twins won with a final score of 24-11.
2009 - The Detroit Lions select Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
2010 - The NHL implemented a new rule that allowed the NHL Hockey Operations Department to review any hit where the head was targeted and/or the principal point of contact for the purpose of Supplementary Discipline.
2013 - The Kansas City Chiefs select Central Michigan offensive tackle Eric Fisher with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
2019 - The Arizona Cardinals select Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
404 B.C. - The Peloponnesian War ended as Athens surrendered to Sparta.
1507 - A world map produced by German cartographer Martin Waldseemueller contained the first recorded use of the term “America,” in honor of Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci.
1859 - Ground was broken for the Suez Canal.
1862 - During the Civil War, a Union fleet commanded by Flag Officer David G. Farragut captured the city of New Orleans.
1898 - The United States Congress declared war on Spain; the 10-week conflict resulted in an American victory.
1901 - New York became the first state to require license plates on cars.
1915 - During World War I, Allied soldiers invaded the Gallipoli Peninsula in an unsuccessful attempt to take the Ottoman Empire out of the war.
1928 - The first seeing eye dog was presented to Morris S. Frank.
1945 - Delegates from more than 50 countries met in San Francisco to organize the United Nations.
1945 - During World War II, U.S. and Soviet forces linked up on the Elbe River, a meeting that dramatized the collapse of Nazi Germany’s defenses.
1953 - The Francis Crick and James Watson article describing the double-helix nature of DNA is published in the magazine "Nature."
1959 - The St. Lawrence Seaway opened to shipping.
1990 - Violeta Barrios de Chamorro was inaugurated as president of Nicaragua.
1990 - The Hubble Space Telescope was deployed in orbit from the space shuttle Discovery. (It was later discovered that the telescope’s primary mirror was flawed, requiring the installation of corrective components to achieve optimal focus.)
1992 - Islamic forces took over most of Kabul, Afghanistan after the Soviet-controlled government collapsed.
2002 - Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes of the Grammy-winning trio TLC died in an SUV crash in Honduras; she was 30.
2003 - The Georgia state legislature voted to scrap the Confederate flag design from its state flag.
2019 - Former Vice President Joe Biden entered the Democratic presidential race, declaring the fight against Donald Trump to be a “battle for the soul of this nation.”
2022 - Elon Musk reached an agreement to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion, promising a more lenient touch to policing content on the social media platform where he – then the world’s richest person – had made a habit of promoting his interests and attacking his critics to his tens of millions of followers.
2023 - President Joe Biden formally announced that he would be running for reelection in 2024, asking voters to give him more time to “finish this job” and extend the run of America’s oldest president for another four years.
Birthdays
28 - Allisyn Snyder (actress)
36 - Sara Paxton (actress)
36 - Jonathan Bailey (actor)
40 - Melonie Diaz (actress)
48 - Tim Duncan (basketball player)
49 - Emily Bergl (actress)
54 - Jason Wiles (actor)
54 - Jason Lee (actor)
55 - Gina Torres (actress)
55 - Renee Zellweger (actress)
57 - Jane Clayson (TV personality)
60 - Hank Azaria (actor)
79 - Talia Shire (actress)
79 - Stu Cook (musician)
84 - Al Pacino (actor)
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Today in Sports History - April 25
1945 - Albert B. "Happy" Chandler was unanimously elected baseball commissioner.
1952 - The Minneapolis Lakers defeated the New York Knicks in seven games to win the NBA championship.
1956 - Rocky Marciano retired as the undefeated heavyweight champion of the world. He had 43 knockouts and 3 decisions to his credit.
1963 - Bob Cousy retired from the NBA.
1965 - The Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in five games to win the NBA championship.
1974 - Tampa Bay was awarded the NFL's 27th franchise.
1977 - The Cincinnati Reds tie a major league record by scoring 12 runs in the fifth inning en route to a 23-9 win over the Atlanta Braves.
1993 - The New England Patriots select Washington State quarterback Drew Bledsoe with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
1996 - The Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers combined for the most runs in 26 years. The Twins won with a final score of 24-11.
2009 - The Detroit Lions select Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
2010 - The NHL implemented a new rule that allowed the NHL Hockey Operations Department to review any hit where the head was targeted and/or the principal point of contact for the purpose of Supplementary Discipline.
2013 - The Kansas City Chiefs select Central Michigan offensive tackle Eric Fisher with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
2019 - The Arizona Cardinals select Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray with the first pick in the NFL Draft.