On This Day in History

July 25

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​Historical Events​

​306 Constantine I is proclaimed Roman Emperor by his troops

​1814 English engineer George Stephenson introduces his first steam locomotive, a traveling engine designed for hauling coal on the Killingworth wagonway, named Blücher

The recorded votes of the Grand Council of Fascism voting no confidence in Benito Mussolini

​1943 Benito Mussolini is dismissed as Italian Prime Minister and arrested on the authority of King Victor Emmanuel III​

​1944 World War II: Operation Spring is one of Canada's bloodiest days, with 1,444 casualties, including 441 killed in a single day

​1997 Scientists announce the first human stem cells to be cultured in a laboratory using tissue taken from aborted human embryos

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Fun Facts

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​Famous Birthdays​

​James I​ ​1394 - 1437

​Henry Knox​ ​1750 - 1806

​Arthur Balfour​ ​1848 - 1930

​Rosalind Franklin​ ​1920 - 1958

Also Gavrilo Princip and Matt LeBlanc (58)

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Celebrity Birthdays

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​Famous Deaths​

​Samuel Taylor Coleridge​ ​1772 - 1834

​Ben Hogan​ ​1912 - 1997

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Recent Deaths

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​The Story of Writer O. Henry’s Short Life​

William Porter was sent to prison for embezzlement in 1897. The sentence gave him time to write and the celebrated short stories of O. Henry were born.

The Stories of O. Henry