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Wednesday, April 25, 2018

On This Day in History

April 25, 2018

 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.
1990  Hubble space telescope is placed into orbit by shuttle Discovery
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Famous Birthdays


Al Pacino

78th Birthday


Ella Fitzgerald

(1917 - 1996)

Guglielmo Marconi

(1874 - 1937)


Oliver Cromwell

(1599 - 1658)
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Famous Deaths


Anders Celsius

(1701 - 1744)

Ginger Rogers

(1911 - 1995)
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April 25th: Hitler's Diaries Fail Forensic Tests


German Magazine revealed the scoop of the century on this day but it's “Hitler’s Diaries” sensation failed a forensic test and was quickly proved a hoax.
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