History for March 25

History for March 25 - On-This-Day.com:
Arturo Toscanini 1867, Howard Cosell 1920, Jim Lovell 1928 - Astronaut


Aretha Franklin 1942 - Singer, Elton John 1947 - Singer, musician, Danica Patrick 1982 - Auto racer

1863 - NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR DAY - The date of March 25th was chosen to highlight this special day because it was on March 25 (1863) that the first Medals of Honor were presented...to six members of Andrews' Raiders  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Locomotive_Chase  










1900 - The U.S. Socialist Party was formed in Indianapolis.










1901 - The Mercedes was introduced by Daimler at the five-day "Week of Nice" in Nice, France.


1901 - It was reported in Washington, DC, that Cubans were beginning to fear annexation.






1911 - In New York City, 146 women were killed in fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in New York City. The owners of the company were indicted on manslaughter charges because some of the employees had been behind locked doors in the factory. The owners were later acquitted and in 1914 they were ordered to pay damages to each of the twenty-three families that had sued.


1919 - The Paris Peace Commission adopted a plan to protect nations from the influx of foreign labor.


1954 - RCA manufactured its first color TV set and began mass production.


1983 - The U.S. Congress passed legislation to rescue the U.S. social security system from bankruptcy.






1989 - In Paris, the Louvre reopened with I.M. Pei's new courtyard pyramid.