Thursday, April 25, 2019

On This Day in History

April 25, 2019

Historical Events

1660  English Convention Parliament meets and votes to restore Charles II
1792  Guillotine first used in France, executes highwayman Nicolas Pelletier
1846  Thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican-American War
1945  "Elbe Day" - US and Soviet forces meet at Torgau, Germany on the Elbe River during the invasion of Germany in WWII
1953  Francis Crick and James Watson's discovery of the double helix structure of DNA is published in "Nature" magazine
1954  Bell labs announces the 1st solar battery made from silicon. It has about 6% efficiency.
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