TODAY’S HISTORY LESSON – APRIL 25
1590 The Sultan of Morocco launches a successful attack to capture Timbuktu.
1684 Patent granted for the thimble
1792 The guillotine is first used to execute highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier.
1846 Thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican-American Wa
1859 Work begins on the Suez Canal in Egyp
1867 Tokyo is opened for foreign trade.
1901 New York became the first state to require license plates on cars.
1926 In Iran, Reza Khan is crowned Shah and chooses the name “Pahlavi.”
1928 The first seeing eye dog was presented to Morris S. Frank. Buddy, a German Shepherd
1959 The St. Lawrence Seaway–linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes–opens to shipping.
1967 Abortion legalized in Colorado
1971 The country of Bangladesh is established.
1971 About 200,000 anti-Vietnam War protesters march on Washington DC
1974 Chancellor Willy Brandt Secretary Günther Guillaume found to be a spy
1974 In Portugal, the fascist Estado Novo is overthrown in a bloodless coup
1978 Supreme Court rules pension plans can’t require women to pay more
1982 In accordance with the Camp David agreements, Israel completes a withdrawal from the Sinai peninsula.
1990 Hubble space telescope is placed into orbit by shuttle Discovery
1992 Islamic forces took over most of Kabul, Afghanistan after the Soviet-controlled government collapsed.
2003 The Georgia legislature voted to scrap the “Confederate flag” design from its state flag.
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