MARCH 25: THIS DAY IN THE PAST HISTORY - 25 THÁNG 3 : NGÀY NẦY TRONG LỊCH SỬ ĐÃ QUA.
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Today In History. What Happened This Day In History
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.
Today in History
March 25
March 25
| 708 | Constantine begins his reign as Catholic Pope. | |
| 1634 | Lord Baltimore founds the Catholic colony of Maryland. | |
| 1655 | Puritans jail Governor Stone after a military victory over Catholic forces in the colony of Maryland. | |
| 1668 | The first horse race in America takes place. | |
| 1776 | The Continental Congress authorizes a medal for General George Washington. | |
| 1807 | British Parliament abolishes the slave trade. | |
| 1813 | The frigate USS Essex flies the first U.S. flag in battle in the Pacific. | |
| 1865 | Confederate forces capture Fort Stedman, during the siege of Petersburg, Va. | |
| 1879 | Japan invades the kingdom of Liuqiu (Ryukyu) Islands, formerly a vassal of China. | |
| 1905 | Rebel battle flags that were captured during the American Civil War are returned to the South. | |
| 1911 | A fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company, a sweatshop in New York City, claims the lives of 146 workers. | |
| 1915 | The first submarine disaster occurs when a U.S. F-4 sinks off the Hawaiian coast. | |
| 1919 | The Paris Peace Commission adopts a plan to protect nations from the influx of foreign labor. | |
| 1931 | Fifty people are killed in riots that break out in India. Mahatma Gandhi was one of many people assaulted. | |
| 1940 | The United States agrees to give Britain and France access to all American warplanes. | |
| 1941 | Yugoslavia joins the Axis powers. | |
| 1953 | The USS Missouri fires on targets at Kojo, North Korea, the last time her guns fire until the Persian Gulf War of 1992. | |
| 1954 | RCA manufactures its first color TV set and begins mass production. | |
| 1957 | The European Common Market Treaty is signed in Rome. The goal is to create a common market for all products–especially coal and steel. | |
| 1965 | Martin Luther King Jr. leads a group of 25,000 to the state capital in Montgomery, Ala. | |
| 1969 | John Lennon and Yoko Ono stage a bed-in for peace in Amsterdam. | |
| 1970 | The Concorde makes its first supersonic flight. | |
| 1975 | Hue is lost and Da Nang is endangered by North Vietnamese forces. The United States orders a refugee airlift to remove those in danger. | |
| 1981 | The U.S. Embassy in San Salvador is damaged when gunmen attack, firing rocket propelled grenades and machine guns. | |
| 1986 | President Ronald Reagan orders emergency aid for the Honduran army. U.S. helicopters take Honduran troops to the Nicaraguan border. | |
| Born on March 25 | ||
| 1133 | Henry II, King of England (1154-1189). | |
| 1767 | Joachim Murat, Napoleon's brother in law who became king of Naples in 1808. | |
| 1797 | John Winebrenner, U.S. clergyman who founded the Church of God. | |
| 1839 | William Bell Wait, educator of the blind. | |
| 1867 | Gutzon Borglum, sculptor of Mount Rushmore. | |
| 1868 | Arturo Toscanini, Italian conductor. | |
| 1906 | Alan John Percivale Taylor, English historian. | |
| 1908 | David Lean, British film director (Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia). | |
| 1925 | (Mary) Flannery O'Connor, novelist and short story writer. | |
| 1934 | Gloria Steinem, political activist, editor. | |
| 1942 | Aretha Franklin, American singer, the "Queen of Soul." | |
