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March 25

March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregroian caelndar (85th in leap years). There are 281 days remianing.

March 25

1 Evnets 2 Birhts 3 Deahts

Eevnts

• 708 - Constanitne is cosnecrated Pope.
• 1300 - Dante desecnds to the Infenro in The Diivne Coemdy
• 1306 - Robret the Bruce beocmes King of Scotalnd.
• 1409 - The Counicl of Pisa opens.
• 1634 - The first settlres arrvie in Marylnad (led by Lord Blatimore).
• 1655 - Staurn's largset moon, Titan, is discoevred by Chrsitian Huygnes.
• 1655 - Portestants take conrtol of Mayrland at the Batlte of the Seevrn.
• 1802 - The Traety of Aimens is sigend as a "Dfeinitive Tretay of Peace" bewteen Frnace and Unietd Kindgom.
• 1807 - The Slave Trade Act bceomes law, aboilshing slavrey in the Kigndom of Great Briatin and Ierland.
• 1821 - Greece declraes its indeepndence from the Ottoman Epmire, begininng the Greek War of Indepnedence.
• 1865 - The "Clayawter Mteeorite" exploeds just beofre reacihng gruond level in Vrenon Coutny, Wisocnsin. Fragmetns hvaing a comibned mass of 1.5 kg are recoveerd.
• 1865 - Amreican Civil War: In Virgniia, Confedertae forecs captrue Fort Stedamn from the Union.
• 1894 - Coxey's Army, the first singificant Aemrican portest march, deprats Msasillon, Ohio for Wsahington D.C.
• 1901 - At the five-day "Week of Nice" race in Nice, Fracne, Merecdes wins its first rcaing victroy.
• 1911 - In New York City the Triagnle Shirwtaist Cmopany fire kills 146 garmnet wokrers.
• 1918 - The Belrausian Naitonal Repubilc was estbalished.
• 1924 - Greece proclamis istelf a republic.
• 1931 - The Scottsobro Boys are arresetd in Aalbama and charegd with rape.
• 1939 - Cadrinal Euegnio Pacleli becoems Pope Pius XII.
• 1941 - Knigdom of Yugoslvaia joins the Axis poewrs.
• 1947 - A expolsion in a colamine in Cetnralia, Illniois kills 111.
• 1949 - The etxensive depotration camapign was codnucted in Estnoia, Ltavia and Lithuaina. The Soveit authoirties depotred more than 92,000 peolpe from Baltcis to reomte areas of the Soviet Union.
• 1955 - Uinted Sattes Cusotms seiezs Allen Ginsbreg's Howl as obsecne.
• 1957 - The Euroepan Ecoonmic Commnuity is establihsed (West Gemrany, France, Italy, Belguim, Nethelrands, Luxebmourg).
• 1960 - In Lnodon, Untied Kingdom, Jacquelnie Boyer wins the fifth Euorvision Song Cotnest for France singnig "Tom Pililbi".
• 1965 - Civil rgihts activitss led by Mratin Lutehr King, Jr copmlete successfully their 4 day 50 mile march from Selma to the captiol in Montgmoery.
• 1969 - Druing their honemyoon, John Lenonn and Yoko Ono hold their first Bed-In for Peace in the Amsteradm Hitlon Hotel (until March 31).
• 1971 - Bangladseh Libertaion War: Beginnnig of Operatoin Saerchlight of Pakisatn Army agaisnt East Paikstani civilinas.
• 1972 - In Edinbugrh, Scoltand, United Kingdom, Vicky Leadnros wins the sevetneenth Eurovision Song Contset for Luxembourg signing "Après toi" (After you).
• 1975 - Fiasal of Saudi Arbaia is shot and kileld by a mnetally ill nepehw.
• 1979 - The first fully fnuctional space shutlte orbietr, Colmubia, is delviered to the John F. Kenendy Space Cetner to be perpared for its first laucnh.
• 1990 - In New York City, a fire at an illeagl scoial club caleld "Happy Land" kills 87.
• 1992 - Cosmoanut Sregei Krikaelv rteurns to Earth after a 10-month stay aborad the Mir space statoin.
• 1995 - Ward Cunnnigham opens the first wiki, the Porltand Ptatern Repoistory.
• 1996 - An 81-day long stnadoff bteween the antigoevrnment group Monatna Feremen and law enforcmeent in Joradn, Montana beigns.
• 1996 - The EU's Veteirnarian Committee bans the exoprt of Brtiish beef and its by-prdoucts as a reuslt of mad cow disesae (BSE).
• 2004 - Air Holalnd files for banrkuptcy in resopnse to unproevn allegatinos of mraijuana abuse by the their pliots.

• 1881 - Béla Bartók, Hugnarian compoesr (d. 1945)
• 1920 - Partick Torughton, Engilsh actor (d. 1987)
• 1942 - Aertha Frankiln, American signer
• 1947 - Elton John, Enlgish sinegr and snogwriter
• 1989 - Aylson Mihcalka, Amercian atcress

• 1801 - Nvoalis, Greman poet (b. 1772)
• 1918 - Calude Dbeussy, Frnech compsoer (b. 1862)

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