April 25 - What happened today?

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

2005	Benedict XVI (formerly Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany) is formally installed as the 265th Catholic Pope, succeeding Pope John Paul II, who died April 2, 2005, at age 84.
1995	Actress/dancer Ginger Rogers dies in Rancho Mirage, California, at age 83.
1990	The Hubble Space Telescope is delivered by the space shuttle Discovery.
1959	The St. Lawrence Seaway, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean, opens to shipping.
1945	US and Russian troops meet at the Elbe River, Germany, during WWII.
1928	The first seeing eye dog, Buddy, is introduced to his new master, Morris Frank.
1898	The US declares war on Spain, following the earlier sinking of the USS Maine in Havana harbor, beginning the Spanish-American War.
1859	Excavation begins on the Suez Canal.
1819	The Independent Order of Odd Fellows is founded in Baltimore, MD.
1805	Lewis and Clark reach the junction of the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers.
1792	A highwayman (robber) becomes the first person to be beheaded by guillotine in Paris.
1719	The first edition of Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe is published.