What event happened on January 25,1990?
Not sure about 1990…but lots of stuff happened on January 25 throughout the ages. Events 1533 – Henry VIII secretly married Anne Boleyn. 1579 – The Treaty of Utrecht was signed, marking the beginning of the Dutch Republic. 1890 – Reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) of the “New York World” completed a round-the-world journey in 72 days, six hours, 11 minutes. 1890 – The United Mine Workers of America was founded. 1915 – Alexander Graham Bell inaugurated U.S. transcontinental telephone service. 1917 – The United States of America purchased the Danish West Indies (now the Virgin Islands) for $25 million. 1925 – The first Winter Olympics opened at Chamonix in the French Alps. 1946 – The United Mine Workers rejoined the American Federation of Labor. 1959 – American Airlines flew the first scheduled transcontinental Boeing 707 flight. 1961 – President John F. Kennedy held the first presidential news conference carried live on radio and television. 1971 – Charles Manson and three women
Places to look: http://www.history.com/ in the section “This Day in History” http://www.famousdays.com/ http://www.scopesys.com/year/ and a list of lists to find lists of what happened on your birthday: http://dmoz.org/Society/History/On_This_… Enjoy!
