January 25 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for January 25
In the headlines today:

1999	The first hand transplant in the US takes place in Louisville, Kentucky.
1999	More than one thousand people are killed when an earthquake rocks the South American country of Colombia.
1995	Lawyers for the defense make their opening statement in the murder trial of former pro football running back and sports commentator O.J. Simpson.
1990		Actress Ava Gardner dies in London, at age 67. (photo credit: St. Martin's Griffin)
1990	Seventy-three people are killed when an Avianca 707 jet crashes after running out of fuel in Cove Neck, NY.
1981	The 52 American hostages held by Iran for 444 days arrive back in the US.
1980	Finance Minister Abolhassan Bani-Sadr is elected president of Iran.
1961		John F. Kennedy makes history by holding the first US presidential news conference simulcast live on radio and TV. (photo credit: NARA)
1959	American Airlines begins the first scheduled transcontinental US passenger air service featuring the new Boeing 707 jetliner.
1947	Mobster Al Capone dies in Miami Beach, Florida, at age 48. (photo credit: FBI)
1946	The United Mine Workers union rejoins the American Federation of Labor. Did you know? The United Mine Workers of America was founded on this day on 1890.
1915	Transcontinental long-distance telephone service arrives in the US.
1890	New York World reporter Nellie Bly returns home after completing an around the world journey in just 72 days, six hours and eleven minutes.
1858	Mendelssohn's Wedding March is performed for the first time in public, as the daughter of Britain's Queen Victoria marries the Prussian Crown Prince.
1533	King Henry VIII of England secretly marries Anne Boleyn (his second of what would eventually total six marriages).