JANUARY 25TH
- TODAY IS NATIONAL OPPOSITE DAY
- TODAY IS FLORIDA APPRECIATION DAY
- TODAY IS NATIONAL IRISH COFFEE DAY
- TODAY IS THE FEAST OF THE CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL
BIRTHDAYS:
- VIRGINIA WOOLF (1882-1941)
- ETTA JAMES (1938-2012)
- ALICIA KEYS (1981, 37)
ON THIS DAY:
- IN 1533, HENRY VIII MARRIES ANNE BOLEYN
- IN 1787, SHAYS’ REBELLION, A GROUP OF DESTITUTE FARMERS LED BY DANIEL SHAYS FAIL TO DEFEAT AN ARSENAL AT SPRINGFIELD, MASS
- IN 1840, CHARLES WILKES’ NAVAL TEAM DISCOVERS ANTARCTICA
- IN 1858, THE “WEDDING MARCH” IS PLAYED FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THE WEDDING OF QUEEN VICTORIA’S DAUGHTER TO THE CROWN PRINCE OF PRUSSIA
- IN 1870, GUSTAVUS DOWS PATENTS THE SODA FOUNTAIN
- IN 1877, THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IS DECIDED IN CONGRESS WHERE RUTHERFORD B. HAYES IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OVER SAMUEL J. TILDEN
- IN 1881, THOMAS EDISON AND ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL GO INTO BUSINESS TOGETHER IN A VENTURE CALLED “THE ORIENTAL TELEPHONE COMPANY”
- IN 1890, NELLIE BLY CIRCUMNAVIGATES THE GLOBE IN 72 DAYS TO BEAT PHILEAS FOGG’S RECORD
- IN 1915, ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL MAKES THE FIRST COAST TO COAST CALL FROM NEW YORK TO SAN FRANCISCO
- IN 1917, THE US PURCHASES THE VIRGIN ISLANDS FROM DENMARK FOR $25 MILLION
- IN 1918, RUSSIA DECLARES ITSELF TO BE A SOVIET REPUBLIC
- IN 1924, CHAMONIX FRANCE HOSTS THE FIRST WINTER GAMES OF THE OLYMPICS
- IN 1934, JOHN DILLINGER IS CAPTURED BY THE FBI FOR THREE WEEKS BEFORE ESCAPING
- IN 1937, NBC RADIO DEBUTS “THE GUIDING LIGHT”
- IN 1939, 10,000 PEOPLE DIE IN AN EARTHQUAKE IN CHILE
- IN 1939, A TEAM LED BY ENRICO FERMI IN THE BASEMENT OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IS THE FIRST TO SPLIT A URANIUM ATOM AND CREATE NUCLEAR FISSION
- IN 1940, THE NAZI PARTY ESTABLISHES THE JEWISH GHETTO IN LODZ, POLAND
- IN 1945, GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN IS THE FIRST CITY TO ADD FLOURIDE TO ITS WATER
- IN 1947, AL CAPONE DIES OF SYPHILLIS AT 48
- IN 1961, KENNEDY HOLDS THE FIRST LIVE NATIONALLY TELEVISED NEWS CONFERENCE
- IN 1961, DISNEY RELEASES “101 DALMATIONS”
- IN 1964, THE BEATLES HIT #1 FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH “I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND”
- IN 1964, BILL COSBY MARRIES HIS WIFE CAMILLE
- IN 1970, ROBERT ALTMAN RELEASES “M*A*S*H”
- IN 1971, CHARLES MANSON AND THREE OF HIS FEMALE FOLLOWERS ARE CONVICTED FOR THE MURDER OF SHARON TATE AND OTHERS
- IN 1971, IDI AMIN LEADS A MILITARY COUP IN UGANDA
- IN 1974, MCDONALD’S CEO ROY KROC BUYS THE SAN DIEGO PADRES FOR $12 MILLION
- IN 1975, THE CARPENTERS WENT TO #1 WITH A COVER OF “PLEASE MR. POSTMAN”
- IN 1979, POPE JOHN PAUL II TAKES HIS FIRST OVERSEAS TRIP AS POPE
- IN 1980, PAUL MCCARTNEY IS RELEASED FROM JAIL AND DEPORTED FROM JAPAN
- IN 1980, BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION (BET) DEBUTS
- IN 1981, 52 AMERICAN HOSTAGES ARE RELEASED AFTER 444 DAYS IN IRAN
- IN 1981, MAO ZEDONG’S WIDOW JIANG QING IS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHINA
- IN 1983, KLAUS BARBIE, A NAZI WAR CRIMINAL, IS FOUND IN BOLIVIA
- IN 1985, BERNHARD GOETZ IS ACQUITTED FOR HIS 1984 SHOOTING OF FOUR BLACK YOUTHS ON A NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY
- IN 1988, WHILE RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT, GEORGE H.W. BUSH HOLDS A CONTENTIOUS INTERVIEW WITH DAN RATHER AROUND HIS ROLE IN THE IRAN CONTRA AFFAIR
- IN 1989, BOBBY BROWN IS ARRESTED FOR LEWDNESS AFTER A SHOW IN COLUMBUS
- IN 1989, MICHAEL JORDAN REACHES 10,000 POINTS IN HIS FIFTH NBA SEASON
- IN 1993, SEARS ANNOUNCES THE END OF ITS SEARS CATALOGUE AFTER 97 YEARS
- IN 1993, TWO PEOPLE ARE KILLED AND THREE OTHERS WOUNDED IN A SHOOTING OUTSIDE CIA HEADQUARTERS IN LANGLEY, VIRGINIA
- IN 1994, MICHAEL JACKSON SETTLES A LAWSUIT OUT OF COURT OVER ALLEGATIONS THAT HE MOLESTED A 13 YEAR OLD BOY
- IN 1994, R. KELLY RELEASES “BUMP AND GRIND”, 1994 BILLBOARD SONG OF THE YEAR
- IN 1996, COMPOSER JONATHAN LARSON DIES AT 35 JUST BEFORE HIS PLAY “RENT” DEBUTS ON BROADWAY
- IN 1998, “GREASE” CLOSES ON BROADWAY AFTER OVER 1500 PERFORMANCES
- IN 1998, DAVID BECKHAM ANNOUNCES HE IS ENGAGED TO VICTORIA BECKHAM
- IN 1998, POPE JOHN PAUL II VISITS CUBA
- IN 2017, MARY TYLER MOORE DIES AT 80