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Gravdigr · 01-25-2017, 12:27 PM

January 25

Tonight Scots, and fans of Robert Burns, celebrate Burns Night.

Events

41 – After a night of negotiation, Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate.

1533 – Henry VIII of England secretly marries his already-pregnant second wife Anne Boleyn.

1787 – Shays's Rebellion: The rebellion's largest confrontation, outside the Springfield Armory, results in the killing of four rebels and the wounding of twenty.

1858 – The Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn is played at the marriage of Queen Victoria's daughter, Victoria, and Friedrich of Prussia, and becomes a popular wedding processional.

1890 – Nellie Bly completes her round-the-world journey in 72 days.

1909 – Richard Strauss's opera Elektra receives its debut performance at the Dresden State Opera.

1915 – Alexander Graham Bell inaugurates U.S. transcontinental telephone service, speaking from New York to Thomas Watson in San Francisco.

1924 – The 1924 Winter Olympics opens in Chamonix, in the French Alps, the first Winter Olympic Games.

1937 – The Guiding Light debuts on NBC radio from Chicago. In 1952 it moves to CBS television, where it remains until September 18, 2009.

1945 – World War II: The Battle of the Bulge ends.

1947 – Thomas Goldsmith Jr. files a patent for a "Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device", the first ever electronic game.

1949 – The first Emmy Awards are presented; at the Hollywood Athletic Club.

1960 – The National Association of Broadcasters reacts to the "payola" scandal by threatening fines for any disc jockeys who accept money for playing particular records.

1961 – In Washington, D.C., President John F. Kennedy delivers the first live presidential television news conference.

1964 – Blue Ribbon Sports is founded by University of Oregon track and field athletes, which would later become Nike.

1971 – Charles Manson and three female "Family" members are found guilty of the 1969 Tate–LaBianca murders.

1971 – Idi Amin leads a coup deposing Milton Obote and becomes Uganda's president.

1975 - The last Sunbury Rock Festival in Victoria, Australia was held. The promoters, who had taken heavy losses only paid Deep Purple. AC/DC were scheduled to play after Deep Purple but a fight started on stage between road crews after Deep Purple's set, when they began packing up the lights and PA, and denied AC/DC use of them, who then left the festival site without playing at all.

1993 – Five people are shot outside the CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Two are killed and three wounded.

1995 – The Norwegian rocket incident: Russia almost launches a nuclear attack after it mistakes Black Brant XII, a Norwegian research rocket, for a US Trident missile.

1996 – Billy Bailey becomes the last person to be hanged in the USA.

2011 – The first wave of the Egyptian revolution begins in Egypt, with a series of street demonstrations, marches, rallies, acts of civil disobedience, riots, labour strikes, and violent clashes in Cairo, Alexandria, and throughout other cities in Egypt.

Births

1640 – William Cavendish; 1736 – Joseph-Louis Lagrange (Lagrangian points); 1759 – Robert Burns; 1860 – Charles Curtis (31st VPOTUS); 1874 – W. Somerset Maugham; 1882 – Virginia Woolf; 1919 – Edwin Newman; 1928 – Eduard Shevardnadze; 1931 – Dean Jones; 1938 – Etta James♪ ♫; 1941 – Buddy Baker

; 1943 – Tobe Hooper; 1945 – Leigh Taylor-Young; 1951 – Steve Prefontaine

; 1981 – Alicia Keys♪ ♫

Deaths

1947 – Al Capone; 1981 – Adele Astaire; 1990 – Ava Gardner

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Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	January 25 Tonight Scots, and fans of Robert Burns, celebrate Burns Night. Events 41 – After a night of negotiation, Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate. 1533 – Henry VIII of England secretly marries his already-pregnant second wife Anne Boleyn. 1787 – Shays's Rebellion: The rebellion's largest confrontation, outside the Springfield Armory, results in the killing of four rebels and the wounding of twenty. 1858 – The Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn is played at the marriage of Queen Victoria's daughter, Victoria, and Friedrich of Prussia, and becomes a popular wedding processional. 1890 – Nellie Bly completes her round-the-world journey in 72 days. 1909 – Richard Strauss's opera Elektra receives its debut performance at the Dresden State Opera. 1915 – Alexander Graham Bell inaugurates U.S. transcontinental telephone service, speaking from New York to Thomas Watson in San Francisco. 1924 – The 1924 Winter Olympics opens in Chamonix, in the French Alps, the first Winter Olympic Games. 1937 – The Guiding Light debuts on NBC radio from Chicago. In 1952 it moves to CBS television, where it remains until September 18, 2009. 1945 – World War II: The Battle of the Bulge ends. 1947 – Thomas Goldsmith Jr. files a patent for a "Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device", the first ever electronic game. 1949 – The first Emmy Awards are presented; at the Hollywood Athletic Club. 1960 – The National Association of Broadcasters reacts to the "payola" scandal by threatening fines for any disc jockeys who accept money for playing particular records. 1961 – In Washington, D.C., President John F. Kennedy delivers the first live presidential television news conference. 1964 – Blue Ribbon Sports is founded by University of Oregon track and field athletes, which would later become Nike. 1971 – Charles Manson and three female "Family" members are found guilty of the 1969 Tate–LaBianca murders. 1971 – Idi Amin leads a coup deposing Milton Obote and becomes Uganda's president. 1975 - The last Sunbury Rock Festival in Victoria, Australia was held. The promoters, who had taken heavy losses only paid Deep Purple. AC/DC were scheduled to play after Deep Purple but a fight started on stage between road crews after Deep Purple's set, when they began packing up the lights and PA, and denied AC/DC use of them, who then left the festival site without playing at all. 1993 – Five people are shot outside the CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Two are killed and three wounded. 1995 – The Norwegian rocket incident: Russia almost launches a nuclear attack after it mistakes Black Brant XII, a Norwegian research rocket, for a US Trident missile. 1996 – Billy Bailey becomes the last person to be hanged in the USA. 2011 – The first wave of the Egyptian revolution begins in Egypt, with a series of street demonstrations, marches, rallies, acts of civil disobedience, riots, labour strikes, and violent clashes in Cairo, Alexandria, and throughout other cities in Egypt. Births 1640 – William Cavendish; 1736 – Joseph-Louis Lagrange (Lagrangian points); 1759 – Robert Burns; 1860 – Charles Curtis (31st VPOTUS); 1874 – W. Somerset Maugham; 1882 – Virginia Woolf; 1919 – Edwin Newman; 1928 – Eduard Shevardnadze; 1931 – Dean Jones; 1938 – Etta James♪ ♫; 1941 – Buddy Baker; 1943 – Tobe Hooper; 1945 – Leigh Taylor-Young; 1951 – Steve Prefontaine; 1981 – Alicia Keys♪ ♫ Deaths 1947 – Al Capone; 1981 – Adele Astaire; 1990 – Ava Gardner __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.