April 25 in History

April 25 in Pop Culture History

April 25th is…
Anzac Day
Crayola Day
DNA Day
East Meets West Day
Financial Independence Awareness Day
Hairstylists Appreciation Day
Hug a Plumber Day
Malaria Day
Mani-Pedi Day
Penguin Day
Red Hat Society Day
Telephone Day
Zucchini Bread Day

1644 – The Chongzhen Emperor, the last Emperor of Ming Dynasty China, committed suicide during a peasant rebellion.

1719 – Daniel Defoe’s The Life and Strange Adventures of Robinson Crusoe was published.

1792 – Highwayman (thief) Nicolas J. Pelletier became the first person executed by guillotine in Paris, France.

1859 – Ground was broken for opening the Suez Canal by British and French engineers. The 100-mile canal between the Mediterranean and the Red Seas opened ten years later, on November 17, 1869.

1901 – New York became the first US state to require automobile license plates.

1944 – The United Negro College Fund was incorporated.

1947 – President Harry Truman opened the two-lane White House bowling alley.

1953 – Francis Crick and James D. Watson published Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid, describing the double helix structure of DNA.

1954 – Bell Telephone Laboratories demonstrated the first practical solar cell.

1960 – #1 Hit April 25, 1960 – May 22, 1960: Elvis Presley – Stuck on You

1961 – Robert Noyce patented the integrated circuit (#2,981,877).

1970 – #1 Hit April 25, 1970 – May 8, 1970: The Jackson 5 – ABC

1980 – Nick Perry Rigged the Pennsylvania Lottery’s daily number drawing only to draw a six or four, thus drawing 666. This would be known as the ‘Triple Six Fix.’

1982 – Israel completed the withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula per the Camp David Accords.

1983 – Pioneer 10 traveled beyond ex-planet Pluto’s orbit.

1985 – Big River (Broadway Musical) Opened on April 25, 1985, and closed on September 20, 1987

1990 – The Hubble Space Telescope was deployed into space from the Space Shuttle Discovery to an orbit 381 miles above Earth.

1992 – #1 Hit April 25, 1992 – June 19, 1992: Kris Kross – Jump

1992- Growing Pains and Who’s The Boss aired their final episodes

1996 – Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da Funk (Broadway Dance Musical) Opened on April 25, 1996, and closed on January 10, 1999

1998 – #1 Hit April 25, 1998 – May 22, 1998: Next – Too Close

2015 – #1 Hit April 25, 2015 – June 5, 2015: Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth – See You Again

#1 Hit April 25, 2020 – May 8, 2020: Blinding Lights – The Weeknd

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