Saturday, January 25, 2025

History for January 25

History for January 25 - On-This-Day.com
Eduard Shevardnadze 1928 - President of Georgia
  • 1858 - Mendelssohn’s "Wedding March" was presented for the first time at the wedding of the daughter of Queen Victoria and the Crown Prince of Prussia.
  • 1924 - The 1st Winter Olympic Games were inaugurated in Chamonix in the French Alps.
  • 1950 - A federal jury in New York City found former State Department official Alger Hiss guilty of perjury.
  • 1959 - In the U.S., American Airlines had the first scheduled transcontinental flight of a Boeing 707.
  • 1961 - John F. Kennedy presented the first live presidential news conference from Washington, DC. The event was carried on radio and television.
  • 1981 - The 52 Americans held hostage by Iran for 444 days arrived in the United States and were reunited with their families.
  • 1999 - In Louisville, KY, man received the first hand transplant in the United States.

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