April 25
1792 - Highwayman Nicolas Jacques Pelletier became the first person under French law to be executed by guillotine.
1859 - Ground was broken on the Suez Canal.
1874 - Radio pioneer Guglielmo Marconi was born in Bologna, Italy.
1898 - The United States declared war on Spain.
1901 - New York became the first state to require automobile license plates.
1908 - American radio and television broadcaster Edward R. Murrow was born.
1915 - Allied soldiers invaded the Gallipoli Peninsula in an unsuccessful attempt to take the Ottoman Turkish Empire out of World War I.
1928 - The first seeing eye dog was presented to Morris S. Frank.
1945 - U.S. and Soviet forces linked up on the Elbe River, in central Europe, a meeting that dramatized the collapse of Nazi Germany.
1945 - The United Nations Conference on International Organization began in San Francisco. Representatives from more than 50 nations were on hand to help start up the U.N.
1953 - The Francis Crick and James Watson article describing the double-helix nature of DNA is published in the magazine "Nature".
1959 - The St. Lawrence Seaway opened to shipping.
1972 - Polaroid Corp. introduced its SX-70 folding camera, which ejected self-developing photographs.
1990 - Violeta Barrios de Chamorro was inaugurated as president of Nicaragua, ending 11 years of leftist Sandinista rule.
1990 - The Hubble Space Telescope was deployed from the space shuttle Discovery.
1992 - Islamic forces took control of most of the Afghan capital of Kabul following the collapse of the Communist government.
2003 - The Georgia state legislature voted to scrap the Confederate flag design from its state flag.
2007 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average topped 13,000 for the first time, ending the day at 13,089.89.
2011 - President Bashar Assad of Syria sent the military into the southern city of Daraa, where an anti-government uprising had begun the previous month.
Birthdays
27 - Sara Paxton (actress)
29 - Daniel Sharman (actor)
39 - Tim Duncan (basketball player)
45 - Jason Lee (actor)
46 - Renee Zellweger (actress)
46 - Joe Buck (sportscaster)
51 - Hank Azaria (voice actor)
69 - Talia Shire (actress)
75 - Al Pacino (actor)
83 - Meadowlark Lemon (basketball player)
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Today in Sports History - April 25
1952 - An automatic pinsetter was approved for use by the American Bowling Congress.
1956 - Rocky Marciano retired as the undefeated heavyweight boxing champion of the world with a 46-0 record, including 43 knockouts.
1964 - The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Detroit Red Wings to win their third straight Stanley Cup.
1989 - Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins tied an NHL playoff record with four goals in the first period in a 10-7 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
1991 - Former Boston newspaper writer Lisa Olson brought suit against the New England Patriots for sexual harassment.
1993 - The New England Patriots selected Washington State quarterback Drew Bledsoe with the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft.
1993 - The following Huskers were selected in the 1993 NFL Draft: DT John Parrella (2nd round, Buffalo); OG Will Shields (3rd round, Kansas City); RB Derek Brown (4th round, New Orleans); CB Tyrone Hughes (5th round, New Orleans); LB Travis Hill (7th round, Cleveland); and RB Lance Lewis (7th round, Indianapolis)
1994 - Heisman Trophy winner Charlie Ward of Florida State became the first winner of the award not to be selected in the NFL Draft since Army's Pete Dawkins in 1958.
1995 - Rex Chapman of the Phoenix Suns set an NBA playoff record with nine 3's in a 106-101 win over Seattle.
1996 - The Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers combined for the most runs scored in over 26 years as the Twins won 24-11.
1998 - Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles stretched his major league record of consecutive games played to 2,500.
1999 - John Elway announced his retirement from football.
2003 - High school basketball superstar LeBron James announced he was bypassing college and declaring himself eligible for the NBA Draft.
2009 - The Detroit Lions selected Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford with the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft.
2009 - The following Huskers were selected in the 2009 NFL Draft: LB Cody Glenn (5th round, Washington); OG Matt Slauson (6th round, New York Jets); and OT Lydon Murtha (7th round, Detroit)
2013 - The Kansas City Chiefs selected Central Michigan offensive tackle Eric Fisher with the top pick in the NFL Draft.
2013 - The following Huskers were selected in the 2013 NFL Draft: RB Rex Burkhead (6th round, Cincinnati) and S Daimion Stafford (7th round, Tennessee)
1792 - Highwayman Nicolas Jacques Pelletier became the first person under French law to be executed by guillotine.
1859 - Ground was broken on the Suez Canal.
1874 - Radio pioneer Guglielmo Marconi was born in Bologna, Italy.
1898 - The United States declared war on Spain.
1901 - New York became the first state to require automobile license plates.
1908 - American radio and television broadcaster Edward R. Murrow was born.
1915 - Allied soldiers invaded the Gallipoli Peninsula in an unsuccessful attempt to take the Ottoman Turkish Empire out of World War I.
1928 - The first seeing eye dog was presented to Morris S. Frank.
1945 - U.S. and Soviet forces linked up on the Elbe River, in central Europe, a meeting that dramatized the collapse of Nazi Germany.
1945 - The United Nations Conference on International Organization began in San Francisco. Representatives from more than 50 nations were on hand to help start up the U.N.
1953 - The Francis Crick and James Watson article describing the double-helix nature of DNA is published in the magazine "Nature".
1959 - The St. Lawrence Seaway opened to shipping.
1972 - Polaroid Corp. introduced its SX-70 folding camera, which ejected self-developing photographs.
1990 - Violeta Barrios de Chamorro was inaugurated as president of Nicaragua, ending 11 years of leftist Sandinista rule.
1990 - The Hubble Space Telescope was deployed from the space shuttle Discovery.
1992 - Islamic forces took control of most of the Afghan capital of Kabul following the collapse of the Communist government.
2003 - The Georgia state legislature voted to scrap the Confederate flag design from its state flag.
2007 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average topped 13,000 for the first time, ending the day at 13,089.89.
2011 - President Bashar Assad of Syria sent the military into the southern city of Daraa, where an anti-government uprising had begun the previous month.
Birthdays
27 - Sara Paxton (actress)
29 - Daniel Sharman (actor)
39 - Tim Duncan (basketball player)
45 - Jason Lee (actor)
46 - Renee Zellweger (actress)
46 - Joe Buck (sportscaster)
51 - Hank Azaria (voice actor)
69 - Talia Shire (actress)
75 - Al Pacino (actor)
83 - Meadowlark Lemon (basketball player)
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Today in Sports History - April 25
1952 - An automatic pinsetter was approved for use by the American Bowling Congress.
1956 - Rocky Marciano retired as the undefeated heavyweight boxing champion of the world with a 46-0 record, including 43 knockouts.
1964 - The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Detroit Red Wings to win their third straight Stanley Cup.
1989 - Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins tied an NHL playoff record with four goals in the first period in a 10-7 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
1991 - Former Boston newspaper writer Lisa Olson brought suit against the New England Patriots for sexual harassment.
1993 - The New England Patriots selected Washington State quarterback Drew Bledsoe with the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft.
1993 - The following Huskers were selected in the 1993 NFL Draft: DT John Parrella (2nd round, Buffalo); OG Will Shields (3rd round, Kansas City); RB Derek Brown (4th round, New Orleans); CB Tyrone Hughes (5th round, New Orleans); LB Travis Hill (7th round, Cleveland); and RB Lance Lewis (7th round, Indianapolis)
1994 - Heisman Trophy winner Charlie Ward of Florida State became the first winner of the award not to be selected in the NFL Draft since Army's Pete Dawkins in 1958.
1995 - Rex Chapman of the Phoenix Suns set an NBA playoff record with nine 3's in a 106-101 win over Seattle.
1996 - The Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers combined for the most runs scored in over 26 years as the Twins won 24-11.
1998 - Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles stretched his major league record of consecutive games played to 2,500.
1999 - John Elway announced his retirement from football.
2003 - High school basketball superstar LeBron James announced he was bypassing college and declaring himself eligible for the NBA Draft.
2009 - The Detroit Lions selected Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford with the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft.
2009 - The following Huskers were selected in the 2009 NFL Draft: LB Cody Glenn (5th round, Washington); OG Matt Slauson (6th round, New York Jets); and OT Lydon Murtha (7th round, Detroit)
2013 - The Kansas City Chiefs selected Central Michigan offensive tackle Eric Fisher with the top pick in the NFL Draft.
2013 - The following Huskers were selected in the 2013 NFL Draft: RB Rex Burkhead (6th round, Cincinnati) and S Daimion Stafford (7th round, Tennessee)
