On This Day: Israel was admitted to the UN in 1949
On May 11, 1943, U.S. amphibious forces recaptured Attu in the Aleutians, marking the first American territory taken back from the Japanese.
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On This Day: U.S. and Soviet armies met in German city of Torgau as WWII drew to a close
April 25 has seen a variety of significant events throughout history. In 1915, Australian and New Zealand troops landed at Gallipoli during World War One, resulting in thousands of casualties. In 1945, the U.S. and Soviet armies met in Torgau as World War Two ended in Europe. Other events on this date include Princess Diana meeting Pope John Paul II in 1985, the death of Ginger Rogers in 1995, and the arrest of former Philippine president Joseph Estrada in 2001. Additionally, in 2005, a train derailment in Japan resulted in the deaths of 107 people, marking the country’s worst rail accident in over 40 years. In 2007, Mexico City legalized abortion, and a funeral was held for former Russian President Boris Yeltsin in Moscow. Finally, in 2015, a powerful earthquake struck Nepal, resulting in the loss of hundreds of lives.
On This Day: Oklahoma City bombing in 1995 killed 168
Pierre Curie was killed in Paris, Prince Rainier of Monaco married Grace Kelly, Konrad Adenauer died, FBI siege on Branch Davidian building in Waco ends with fire, car bomb in Oklahoma City killed 168 people, Bosnian Serb general’s conviction reduced, Norris McWhirter died, Joseph Ratzinger elected Pope Benedict XVI, Scott Crossfield died in a plane crash, Tamerlan Tsarneav killed by police in Boston Marathon bombing, student killed at opposition demonstration in Caracas.
On this day: Polio vaccine announced as safe and effective in 1955
On April 12, 1945, Franklin Roosevelt, the U.S. president for four terms, died in office, and Vice President Harry Truman took over.
Bangladesh Honourary Consulate: , ‘terribly sad that someone died this way’
Fact: A 23-year-old Bangladeshi national fell to his death from his apartment balcony in Cyprus.
On This Day: Architect Frank Lloyd Wright died in 1959
Germany invaded Denmark and Norway in World War Two. Frank Lloyd Wright, an influential American architect, died. Hendrik Verwoerd, South African prime minister, was wounded in an assassination attempt. Niger’s president, Ibrahim Bare Mainassara, was assassinated by dissident soldiers. Denmark’s Flemmin Rasmussen set a new world record for log lifting. AMR Corp. purchased bankrupt Trans World Airlines. Saddam Hussein’s rule over Iraq ended as U.S. forces took control of Baghdad. Israel cut off contact with Hamas-led Palestinian government. Anti-U.S. protests occurred in Iraq on the fourth anniversary of the invasion. The 50th anniversary of Houston’s Astrodome stadium was celebrated.
On this day: Transjordan signed an armistice with the newly founded state of Israel in 1949
On April 3, 1948, U.S. President Truman signed the Marshall Plan into effect, allocating billion in overseas economic aid.
On This Day: Sun Yat-sen, father of modern China, died in 1925
– Sun Yat-sen, the Chinese revolutionary leader and first provisional president of modern China, died in 1925.
– German troops invaded Austria in 1938.
– Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999, becoming the first former Soviet bloc members to do so.
– American-born violinist and music teacher Yehudi Menuhin died in Berlin in 1999.
– Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic was assassinated in 2003.
– In 2005, a Russian sportsman attempted to set a record by staying in cold water for 60 minutes.
– China accepted the resignation of Hong Kong’s chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, in 2005.
– Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty to the largest fraud in Wall Street history in 2009.
– Radiation levels were checked near Fukushima after an explosion and radiation leak at a nuclear power plant in 2011.
– Researchers claimed to have found a hidden Da Vinci masterpiece in 2012.
– A fatal gas explosion occurred in New York’s Harlem neighborhood in 2014.
On This Day: For the first time, two black film stars won the awards for Best Actor and Actress in 2002
– 1935: Grand Prix took place in Pau.
– 1946: Juan Peron was elected as president of Argentina.
– 2000: Mayon Volcano in the Philippines erupted, causing thousands to flee their homes around Legazpi.
– 2002: Denzel Washington and Halle Berry won the Oscars for Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively, marking the first time two black film stars won these awards in the same year.
– 2002: The Salt Lake Winter Olympics’ closing ceremony was held in the United States.
– 2004: An earthquake in Morocco resulted in at least 220 fatalities.
– 2006: Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declared a state of emergency.
– 2007: A Virgin train crashed at high speed in northern Britain.
– 2008: Raul Castro was named president of Cuba, succeeding his brother Fidel Castro.
– 2010: Anti-government protests occurred in Athens.
– 2015: A Metrolink train in California derailed after colliding with a tractor-trailer on the tracks during the morning rush hour.
More than 6 million took to the stress to protest Iraq war in 2003
On February 15, some major events occurred including an assassination attempt on U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, Canada adopting the Red Maple Leaf as its flag in 1965, Britain adopting decimal currency in 1971, the execution of Russian serial killer Andrei Chikatilo in 1994, the blowing up of a historic railway viaduct in Germany in 1997, a wave of peace protests against the war in Iraq in 2003, the execution of Chinese serial killer Yang Xinhai in 2004, the display of the most expensive Hot Wheels car in New York in 2008, a fire in a Honduran prison in 2012, a possible meteor shower over Russia in 2013, and Cyril Ramaphosa being sworn in as South Africa’s president in 2018.