1874: Radio pioneer Guglielmo Marconi is born in Bologna Italy 1507: America gets it's name from a German cartographer in honor of the Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci. 1945: American and Soviet troops meet on the Elbe River signifying the collapse of Nazi Germany. 1990: Space shuttle Discovery deploys the Hubble space telescope.
April 25 is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. On April 25 there are 250 days remaining in the calendar year. It is also the latest possible day that Easter can occur. Taurus is the astrological sign for those born today, and the diamond is the birthstone.http://www.butlerwebs.com/holidays/april.htm
On this day in 1980 President Jimmy Carter notified the American public for the first time of the failed hostage rescue attempt in Iran. The crisis began November 4, 1979 when the U.S. embassy in Tehran was seized by a group of Iranians.
On this day in 1901 before 10,000 fans the Detroit Tigers made one of the greatest comebacks in baseball. It was the bottom of the 9th inning and they were trailing Milwaukee by 13-4. They managed to score 10 runs with a two run double and take the win.
On this day in 1967 Colorado Gov. John Love signed the first law legalizing abortion. The legislation, in some cases, allowed abortions under the condition that a panel of three doctors unanimously agreed on the case.http://www.historyplace.com/specials/calendar/april.htm
On this day in 1938 the 1st use of seeing eye dog is put into service by Dorothy Harrison Eustis for a 16 year old Morris Frank. The dog's name was originally Kiss but his owner renamed him Buddy, which is what he proceeded to call every dog that came after.http://www.growingstrong.org/dogs/firstdog.html
The 1900's
1901: New York is the first state to require license plates on motorized vehicles.
April 25, 1929
Mickey Mouse must defend his farmhouse from Kommandant Pete. It's World War I and Mickey enlists in the army to mount a defense.
The 1940's
1945: Diplomats meet in San Francisco to discuss the United Nations
The 1950's
1959: St. Lawrence Seaway, also known as the Great Lakes Waterway opens for shipping to commercial navigation.http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=a1ARTA0007095
The 2000's
2003: Georgia votes to remove the confederate design from their state flag.http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/April-25
Holidays and Observances
Famous Birthdays
1917: Ella Fitzgerald - Vocalist
1908: Edward R. Murrow - Journalist
1946: Talia Shire - Actress
1969: Renee Zellweger - Actresshttp://www.famousbirthdays.com/apr.html<ref>
Famous Deaths
68AD: Saint Mark - first Pope of Alexandria
1845: Thomas Duncan - Painter
2009: Beatrice Arthur Comedian, Actress, Singerhttp://www.historyorb.com/deaths/april/25
