January 25 in Pop Culture History
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 the drinking water.
1955 – Columbia University scientists developed an atomic clock accurate to 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.
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