Wednesday, July 25, 2018

On This Day in History

July 25, 2018

 Historical Events

306  Constantine I is proclaimed Roman Emperor by his troops
1814  English engineer George Stephenson introduces his first steam locomotive, a travelling engine designed for hauling coal on the Killingworth wagonway named Blücher
1943  Benito Mussolini dismissed as Italian Premier and arrested on the authority of King Victor Emmanuel III
1944  World War II: Operation Spring - one of Canada's bloodiest days, 18,444 casualties and 5,021 killed
1946  At Club 500 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewisstage their first show as a comedy team
1965  Bob Dylan is booed by sections of the crowd at the Newport Folk Festival for performing with an electric guitar, beginning of folk-rock
1997  Scientists announce the first human stem cells to be cultured in a laboratory using tissue taken from aborted human embryos
1999  86th Tour de France: Lance Armstrong wins 1st of 7 consecutive Tour de France titles but is later disqualified for drug cheating
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