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April 25, 1997 Seattle Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. hits his 250th HR April 25, 1996 "Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk," opens at Ambassador Theater New York City April 25, 1995 "Month in the Country" opens at Roundabout Theater New York City for 79 performances April 25, 1995 16th Emmy Sports Award presentation April 25, 1994 14" of snow in Southern California April 25, 1994 Bomb attack on taxi stand in Johannesburg, 10 killed April 25, 1994 Fishing boat with school children capsize at Lanaka Syria, 46 killed April 25, 1994 King Azlan Shah of Malaysia resigns April 25, 1994 Mexican businessman and billionaire Angel Losada kidnap April 25, 1994 Tsutomu Hata elected premier of Japan April 25, 1993 "Blood Brothers" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 839 performances April 25, 1993 Russia elect Boris Yeltsin leader April 25, 1992 "Shimada" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 4 performances April 25, 1992 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Marc McDowell April 25, 1991 "Grand Hotel" closes at Beck Theater New York City after 1018 performances April 25, 1991 Designer Mary McFadden (52) announces divorce of Kohie Yohannan (23) April 25, 1991 Lisa Olson brings suit against NFL New England Patriots for sexual harassment April 25, 1991 Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman's musical premieres in New York City April 25, 1990 25th Academy of Country Music Awards: Clint Black and Kathy Mattea win April 25, 1990 Hubble space telescope is placed into orbit by shuttle Discovery April 25, 1990 Violeta Barrios de Chamorro begins a 6 year term as Nicaragua's president April 25, 1989 Mike Tyson gets a speeding ticket for drag racing in Albany, New York April 25, 1989 Penguin Mario Lemuix ties NHL playoff record of 4 goals in 1st period April 25, 1988 "Nightline" goes on location to Jerusalem Israel April 25, 1988 John Demjanjuk (Ivan the Terrible), sentenced to death in Jerusalem April 25, 1988 NASA launches space vehicle S-211 April 25, 1986 ETA bomb attacks Madrid killing 5 April 25, 1985 "Big River" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 1005 performances April 25, 1985 Flyers 2-Isles 6-Patrick Div Finals-Flyers hold 3-1 lead April 25, 1985 For 2nd time, Wayne Gretzky, scores 7 goals in a Cup game April 25, 1985 Roger Miller's musical "Big River," premieres in New York City April 25, 1985 West German Parliament ruled it illegal to deny the holocaust April 25, 1984 Rock group Wings disbands April 25, 1984 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. April 25, 1983 "Nightline" expands from 1/2 hour to a full hour April 25, 1983 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island April 25, 1983 Portugal's Soares' Partido Socialista wins parliamentary election April 25, 1983 Yuri Andropov invites U.S. schoolgirl Samantha Smith to U.S.S.R. April 25, 1982 Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site April 25, 1982 In accordance with Camp David, Israel completes Sinai withdrawal April 25, 1982 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Orlando Lady Golf Classic April 25, 1982 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. April 25, 1982 Yanks fire manager Bob Lemon and replaces him with Gene Michael April 25, 1981 Maureen Reagan (40) marries 3rd husband, Dennis Revell (28) April 25, 1981 Mariners mgr Maury Wills is suspended for 2 games after ordering Seattle's grounds crew to enlarge batter's boxes by one foot April 25, 1980 A's manager Billy Martin restrained by umps from attacking a fan April 25, 1980 Announcement of Jimmy Carter hostage rescue bungle in Iran April 25, 1980 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Wayne Webb April 25, 1980 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. April 25, 1979 "Rock 'n Roll High Schools" premieres April 25, 1979 Peace treaty between Israel and Egypt goes into effect April 25, 1978 Phillie Phanatic makes 1st appearance April 25, 1978 Supreme Court rules pension plans can't require women to pay more April 25, 1977 Cincinnati Reds tie record of 12 runs in 5th inning beating Braves 23-9 April 25, 1977 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. April 25, 1976 Elections in Vietnam for a National Assembly to reunite the country April 25, 1976 India all out for 97 vs. West Indies April 25, 1976 Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic April 25, 1976 Portugal adopts constitution April 25, 1976 Cub centerfielder Rick Monday rescues U.S. flag from 2 fans trying to set it on fire April 25, 1975 1st Boeing Jetfoil revenue service, Hong Kong to Macao April 25, 1975 Mario Soares' Socialist Party wins Portugal's free election April 25, 1975 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test April 25, 1975 West German embassy blown-up in Stockholm, Sweden April 25, 1974 Chancellor Willy Brandt sect Gunther Guillaume found to be a spy April 25, 1974 Leo Tindemans forms Belgium government April 25, 1974 Marcello Caetano overthrown in Portugal (Carnation revolution) April 25, 1974 NFL moves goal posts and adopts sudden-death playoff April 25, 1973 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site April 25, 1972 Hans-Werner Grosse glides 907.7 miles (1,461 km) in an AS-W-12 April 25, 1971 About 200,000 anti-Vietnam War protesters march on Washington April 25, 1971 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational April 25, 1971 U.S. canal rights in Nicaragua and rights to Corn Islands expire April 25, 1971 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. April 25, 1970 "Park" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 5 performances April 25, 1970 Freda Payne releases "Band of Gold" April 25, 1970 Melanie releases "Lay Down" April 25, 1969 BBC Radio serial "Dales" 5,400th and last episode April 25, 1969 Last radio broadcast of "Mrs Dale's Diary" on BBS April 25, 1968 "Half a Sixpence" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 512 performances April 25, 1967 Britain grants internal self-government to Swaziland April 25, 1967 Jules Feiffer's "Little Murders," premieres in New York City April 25, 1966 Drunk driver kills 10 children in Asse Belgium April 25, 1965 19th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 1 April 25, 1965 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Pensacola Golf Invitational April 25, 1964 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3 April 25, 1962 Cleve sends Harry Chiti to Mets for a player to be named later, on April 25, 1962 Lion and Tiger Veldt at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is dedicated April 25, 1962 U.S. Ranger spacecraft crash lands on Moon April 25, 1962 U.S. resumes above ground nuclear testing, at Christmas Island April 25, 1962 June 15 the Mets send Chiti back to Cleveland April 25, 1961 "Young Abe Lincoln" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 27 performances April 25, 1961 France performs nuclear test at Reggane Proving Grounds Algeria April 25, 1961 Mercury/Atlas rocket lifted off with an electronic mannequin April 25, 1961 Premier Moise Tsjombe of Katanga arrested in Congo April 25, 1961 Robert Noyce patents integrated circuit April 25, 1961 Unmanned Mercury test explodes on launch pad April 25, 1960 1st submerged circumnavigation of Earth completed by Triton April 25, 1959 St. Lawrence Seaway linking Atlantic, Great Lakes opens to shipping April 25, 1957 1st experimental sodium nuclear reactor operated April 25, 1957 Ibrahim Hashim forms Jordanian government April 25, 1957 WUHY TV channel 35 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting April 25, 1956 Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" goes #1 April 25, 1956 Noel Coward's musical "South Sea Bubble," premieres in London April 25, 1954 Bell labs announces 1st solar battery April 25, 1954 British raid Nairobi Kenya (25,000 Mau Mau suspects arrested) April 25, 1954 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island atmospher April 25, 1954 WDEF TV channel 12 in Chattanooga, Tennessee (CBS) begins broadcasting April 25, 1952 6th NBA Championship: Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 3 April 25, 1952 American Bowling Congress approves use of an automatic pinsetter April 25, 1952 German "Country" Bathe-Wurttemberg forms April 25, 1950 Ambon (proclaims RMS (Republik Maluku Selatan) April 25, 1950 Chuck Cooper becomes 1st black to play in NBA April 25, 1949 Friedrich Durrenmatt's "Romulus der Grosse," premieres in Basel April 25, 1949 Michael Brown, rocker (Left Bank-Don't Walk Away Renee) April 25, 1947 Lou Thesz beats Whipper Watson in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ April 25, 1947 Trial against WW II mayor of Amsterdam Edward Vo–te begins April 25, 1946 "Exposition Flyer" rammed at Napierville Illinois, killing 48 April 25, 1946 Christopher Fry's "Phoenix too Frequent," premieres in London April 25, 1945 45 countries convene United Nations Conference on International Organization in SF April 25, 1945 Allied air raid on Surabaja, Java April 25, 1945 British troops reach Grebbe line Netherlands April 25, 1945 Clandestine Radio 1212, used to hoax Nazi Germany's final transmission April 25, 1945 Last Boeing B-17 attack against Nazi Germany April 25, 1945 Red army completely surrounds Berlin April 25, 1945 U.S. and Soviet forces meet at Torgau, Germany on Elbe River April 25, 1944 United Negro College Fund incorporates April 25, 1942 Luftwaffe bombs Bath April 25, 1941 Operation Merkur: Hitler orders conquest of Kreta April 25, 1938 1st use of seeing eye dog April 25, 1933 New York Yankee Russ Van Atta shuts out Washington Senators 16-0 April 25, 1933 U.S. and Canada drop Gold Standard April 25, 1932 Rose Franken's "Another Language," premieres in New York City April 25, 1928 Buddy, a German Shepherd, becomes 1st guide dog for the blind April 25, 1927 Spain routes 20,000 soldiers to Morocco (uprising Rifkabylen) April 25, 1926 Giacomo Puccini's opera "Turandot," premieres in Milan April 25, 1926 Persian cossack officer Reza Chan crowns himself Shah Palawi April 25, 1925 Paul von Hindenburg elected president of Germany April 25, 1915 78,000 ANZAC troops land at Gallipoli April 25, 1905 Latest day of 1st-class cricket in an Aust season (NSW vs. Qld) April 25, 1905 Whites win right to vote in South Africa April 25, 1904 New York Yankee Jack Chesbro's 1st of 41 wins this year April 25, 1902 Erwin Harvey becomes 1st Cleveland ballplayer (Cleveland Bronchos) to have six hits in one game April 25, 1901 Erve Beck hits American League's 1st home run April 25, 1901 New York becomes 1st state requiring auto license plates ($1 fee) April 25, 1901 In last of 9th, Detroit Tigers, trailing by 13-4, score 10 runs to win one of greatest comebacks in baseball (1st game in Detroit) April 25, 1898 U.S. declares war on Spain over Cuba April 25, 1896 Fight in Central Dance Hall starts fire (Cripple Creek Colorado) April 25, 1896 Sidney Jones and Harry Greenbacks musical premieres in London April 25, 1891 President Benjamin Harrison visits San Francisco April 25, 1886 Sigmund Freud opens practice at Rathausstrasse 7, Vienna April 25, 1881 250,000 Germans petition to bar foreign Jews from entering Germany April 25, 1881 French troops occupy Algeria and Tunisia April 25, 1876 Chicago Cubs 1st NL game, beats Louisville 4-0 (1st NL shutout) April 25, 1875 Latest date for measurable snow in New York City (3") April 25, 1867 Tokyo opens for foreign trade April 25, 1864 Battle of Marks' Mill, Arkansas (Camden Expedition) April 25, 1862 Battle of New Orleans LA - U.S. Admiral Farragut occupies New Orleans April 25, 1861 7th New York arrives to reinforce Washington, D.C. April 25, 1861 Battle of Lavaca, Texas April 25, 1859 Ground broken for Suez Canal April 25, 1850 Paul Julius Reuter, use 40 pigeons to carry stock market prices April 25, 1792 Guillotine 1st used, executes highwayman Nicolas J Pelletier April 25, 1747 Prince Willem V appointed viceroy of Zealand April 25, 1719 Daniel Defoes publishes "Robinson Crusoe" April 25, 1707 Battle of Almansa-Franco-Spanish forces defeat Anglo-Portuguese April 25, 1684 Patent granted for thimble April 25, 1678 French troops conquer Ypres April 25, 1660 London Convention Parliament begins April 25, 1660 Parliament meets and votes to restore Charles II April 25, 1626 Battle at the Dessauer bridge: Monarch Albrecht von Wallenstein beats Earl of Mansfeld April 25, 1614 Amsterdam Bank of Loan forms April 25, 1607 Battle at Gibraltar: Dutch fleet beats Spanish/Portuguese fleet April 25, 1604 Count Maurits' army lands at Cadzand April 25, 1507 Geographer Martin Waldseemuller 1st used name America April 25, 1449 Anti-pope Felix V resigns April 25, 1185 Sea battle at Dan-no-ura: Minamoto Yoritomo beats Taira-family |