January 25 in Pop Culture History |
| January 25th is… Burns Supper Florida Day Fluoride Day Irish Coffee Day National Opposite Day |
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1533 – Henry VIII of England married his second wife, Anne Boleyn. 1858 – The Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn was played at the marriage of Queen Victoria’s daughter, Victoria, and Friedrich of Prussia. 1881 – Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell formed the Oriental Telephone Company. 1937 – The Guiding Light debuted on NBC radio from Chicago. 1939 – Joe Louis KO’d John Henry Lewis in one round for the World Heavyweight boxing title. 1945 – Grand Rapids, Michigan, became the first US city to begin fluoridating drinking water. 1955 – Columbia University scientists developed an atomic clock accurately within one second in 300 years. 1961 – President Kennedy held the first live presidential press conference. 1975 – #1 Hit January 25, 1975 – January 31, 1975: The Carpenters – Please Mr. Postman 1985 – The Falcon and the Snowman was released in theaters. 1992 – #1 Hit January 25, 1992 – January 31, 1992: Color Me Badd – All 4 Love 2002 – The Mothman Prophecies debuted in theaters. 2004 – Opportunity rover (MER-B) landed on the surface of Mars. 2008 – Meet the Spartans, Rambo and Untraceable debuted in theaters. 2013 – Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters debuted in theaters. |