On This Day in History

March 25

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​Historical Events​

​31 The first Easter is celebrated by Christians, according to calendar-maker Dionysius Exiguus

A procession passes Florence Cathedral, its Baptistery and Campanile in the Piazza del Duomo

​1436 Florence Cathedral (Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore), started in 1296, is consecrated by Pope Eugene IV. Designed by Filippo Brunelleschi with support from Cosimo de' Medici, it features the largest dome in the world at the time.

'Am I Not a Man and a Brother?' emblem used by some abolitionists determined to end the slave trade in the British Empire

​1807 British Parliament abolishes the slave trade throughout the British Empire; a penalty of £120 per slave is introduced for ship captains

​1895 Italian troops invade Abyssinia (Ethiopia)

​1960 First guided missile launched from a nuclear powered submarine (USS Halibut)

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​Famous Birthdays​

​Blanche of Lancaster​ ​1345 - 1369

​Eileen Ford​ ​1922 - 2014

​Elton John​ ​78th Birthday

​Sarah Jessica Parker​ ​60th Birthday

Also A. J. P. Taylor and Aretha Franklin​

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​Famous Deaths​

​Marie Krogh​ ​1874 - 1943

​Faisal of Saudi Arabia​ ​1906 - 1975

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​Rebel With a Cause: The Life of Shameless Shelley​

A born rebel, the celebrated poet Percy Bysshe Shelley was expelled on this day from the University of Oxford. He would go on to lead a short and tragic life.

Shameless Shelley the Born Rebel