TODAY IN HISTORY JULY 25

THE HISTORY OF JULY 25

WORLD EVENTS

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1860  The 1^st intercollegiate billiard match was held – Harvard vs. Yale

1866  Ulysses S. Grant was named General of the Army – first officer to hold that rank

1871  A carousel was patented by Wilhelm Schneider of Iowa

1894  Walter Brennan was born – Grandpa Amos on “The Real McCoy’s”

1909  The first crossing of the English Channel took place – the 23 mile distance was covered in 36 minutes by aviator Louis Bleriot

1940  John Sigmund took a swim in the Mississippi River – ended 89 hours and 46 minutes later

1953  The 1^st use of tokens in the NYC Subway system – fares were raised from 10 cents to 15 cents

1955  Model Iman was born

1956  The Italian cruise ship “Andrea Doria” sank off the coast of New England after colliding with a ship – 51 passengers died

1964  The Beatles’ album “Hard Day’s Night” went to #1

1967  Matt LeBlanc was born – Joey on “Friends”

1969  Senator Ted Kennedy pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident – one week earlier Mary Jo Kopechne died when Kennedy ran off the road into the water

1975  “A Chorus Line” opened in NYC – would have 6,137 performances – longest running show on Broadway

1978  Lesley Brown gave birth to the world’s first test tube baby in England

1984  Svetlana Savitskaya of the Soviet Union became the first woman to walk in space

1985  It was announced that Rock Hudson was hospitalized for AIDS

1998  The U.S. Capitol reopened 2 days after a gunman killed 2 police officers

2000  A NYC bound Concorde jet crashed in France killing all 109 aboard

2000  George Bush chose Dick Cheney as his running mate

SPORTS HISTORY on JULY 25

2006  Phillies pitcher Ryan Madson ties MLB record with 4 wild pitches in the 3^rd inning – also hit 2 batters in the game

2004  Dennis Eckersley and Paul Molitor are inducted into the Hall of Fame

1999  George Brett, Robin Yount, Nolan Ryan, and Orlando Cepeda are inducted into the Hall of Fame

1998  Padres Trevor Hoffman gets his 41^st consecutive save – 33^rd this year – ties MLB record

1992  Braves beat Pirates 1-0 – Braves had only one hit – a HR by David Justice

1982  Steve Carlton gets his 50^th career shutout – ends with 55

1978  Pete Rose sets NL record by hitting in his 38^th consecutive game

1966  Ted Williams is inducted into Hall of Fame

1962  Stan Musial becomes NL all time RBI leader with his 1,862^nd

1961  Roger Maris hits 4 HRs in a double header – ties AL record – now has 40 for the season, Mantle has 38

1941  Lefty Grove gets his 300^th and final win of his career

1941  NBA Hall of Famer Nate Thurmond is born – 1^st player in NBA history to record a quadruple double

#1 SONGS on JULY 25

1960  I’m Sorry – Brenda Lee

1961  Tossin’ and Turnin’ – Bobby Lewis

1962  Roses Are Red – Bobby Vinton

1964  Rag Doll – The Four Seasons

1965  (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones

1966  Wild Thing – The Troggs

1967  Light My Fire – The Doors

1969  In the Year 2525 – Zager & Evans

1970  (They Long to Be) Close to You – The Carpenters

1971  You’ve Got a Friend – James Taylor

1972  Alone Again (Naturally) – Gilbert O’Sullivan

1973  Bad, Bad Leroy Brown – Jim Croce

1974  Annie’s Song – John Denver

1975  The Hustle – Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony

1976  Kiss and Say Goodbye – The Manhattans

1977  I Just Want to Be Your Everything – Andy Gibb

1978  Shadow Dancing – Andy Gibb

1979  Bad Girls – Donna Summer

1980  It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me – Billy Joel

1981  The One That You Love – Air Supply

1982  Eye of the Tiger - Survivor

1983  Every Breathe You Take – The Police

1984  When Doves Cry – Prince

1985  Every Time You Go Away – Paul Young

1986  Sledge Hammer – Peter Gabriel

1987  Alone – Heart

1988  Roll With It – Steve Winwood

1991  (Everything I Do) I Do It for You – Bryan Adams

1992  Baby Got Back – Sir Mix-a-Lot

1993  Can’t Help Falling in Love – UB40

1994  I Swear – All-4-One

1995  Waterfalls – TLC

1999  Genie in a Bottle – Christina Aguilera