On This Day in History

April 25

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.

Anzac Cove where Australian and New Zealand troops landed at Gallipoli

1915 First landings at Gaba Tepe and Cape Helles on the Gallipoli Peninsula by ANZAC forces during World War I.

1920 San Remo conference establishes three League of Nations mandates: a French mandate for Syria, and British mandates for Mesopotamia and Palestine with effect to the terms of the Balfour Declaration.

1945 "Elbe Day" - US and Soviet forces meet at Torgau, Germany on the Elbe River during the invasion of Germany in World War II.

1953 Francis Crick and James Watson's discovery of the double helix structure of DNA is published in "Nature" magazine.

Magazine advert for Bell Labs' new invention, the solar battery

1954 Bell labs announces the first Solar Battery made from silicon. It has about 6% efficiency.

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Famous Birthdays

Oliver Cromwell 1599 - 1658 Guglielmo Marconi 1874 - 1937

Ella Fitzgerald 1917 - 1996 Al Pacino 84th Birthday

Also Albert Uderzo, Björn Ulvaeus (79) and Renée Zellweger (55).

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Famous Deaths

Chongzhen 1611 - 1644 Anders Celsius 1701 - 1744

Also William Beaumont, Ginger Rogers and Harry Belafonte.

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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.

Hitler Diary Hoax