March 25 in History: Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, Concorde’s First Flight, and “The Bachelor” Debuts

A quick look at Today in History, check out some Celebrity Birthdays, and find out what Days of the Year to celebrate.

MARCH 25 – TODAY IN HISTORY:

1776 – The Continental Congress authorized a medal for General George Washington.

1813 – The frigate USS Essex flew the first U.S. flag in battle in the Pacific.

1857 – Frederick Laggenheim took the first photo of a solar eclipse.

1865 – The SS General Lyon at Cape Hatteras caught fire and sank. 400 people were killed.

1898 – The Intercollegiate Trapshooting Association was formed in New York, NY.

1900 – The U.S. Socialist Party was formed in Indianapolis, IN.

1902 – Irving W. Colburn patented the sheet glass drawing machine.

1911 – In New York, NY, 146 garment workers (123 women and 23 men) were killed in a fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company. The owners of the company were indicted on manslaughter charges because some of the employees had been behind locked doors in the factory. They were later acquitted. In 1914 they were ordered to pay damages to each of the 23 families that had sued.

1915 – 21 people died when a U.S. F-4 submarine sank off the Hawaiian coast.

1934 – The very first Masters Tournament was held at Augusta National Golf Club. Horton Smith took home the top prize of $1,500.

1936 – The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Montreal Maroons in the longest hockey game to date. Overtime play lasted for 116 minutes, 30 seconds. The Red Wings won 1-0 in the sixth overtime.

1940 – The U.S. agreed to give Britain and France access to all American warplanes.

1947 – John D. Rockefeller III presented a check for $8.5 million to the United Nations for the purchase of land for the site of the U.N. center.

1954 – RCA manufactured its first color television sets and began mass production. It sold for $1,000, which is equivalent to about $8,000 today.

1960 – A guided missile was launched from a nuclear powered submarine for the first time.

1965 – Martin Luther King Jr. led a group of 25,000 on a 4 day, 50 mile civil rights protest march to the state capital in Montgomery, AL.

1966 – The Supreme Court ruled that the “poll tax” was unconstitutional.

1968 – The 58th and final episode of “The Monkees” television show was aired.

1968 – CBS aired the 249th and final original episode of TV’s “The Andy Griffith Show”.

1970 – The Concorde made its first supersonic flight.

1971 – The Boston Patriots, soon to move into a stadium in suburban Foxboro, MA, became the New England Patriots.

1972 – Bobby Hull joined Gordie Howe to become only the second National Hockey League player to score 600 career goals.

1979 – The first fully functional Space Shuttle orbiter, Columbia, was delivered to the John F. Kennedy Space Center to be prepared for its first launch.

1982 – The TV show “Cagney and Lacey” debuted.

1982 – Wayne Gretzky became the first player in the NHL to score 200 points in a season.

1983 – Congress passed legislation to rescue the U.S. Social Security system from bankruptcy.

1988 – Robert E. Chambers Jr. pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the death of 18 year old Jennifer Levin. The case was known as New York City’s “preppie murder case.”

1995 – Boxer Mike Tyson was released from jail after serving 3 years for rape.

1996 – The European Union’s Veterinarian Committee baned the export of British beef and its by-products as a result of mad cow disease.

1996 – An 81-day standoff by the anti-government Freemen began at a ranch near Jordan, MT.

1996 – The movie “Twister” became the first feature film to be released on DVD.

1996 – The U.S. issued a newly redesigned $100 bill for circulation.

1997 – Former President George Bush parachuted from a plane over the Arizona desert.

1998 – A cancer patient was the first known to die under Oregon’s doctor-assisted suicide law.

1998 – The FCC netted $578.6 million at auction for licenses for new wireless technology.

1998 – Quinn Pletcher was found guilty on charges of extortion. He had threatened to kill Bill Gates unless he was paid $5 million.

2001 – Björk wore a swan dress to the Grammy Awards.

2002 – The TV show “The Bachelor” debuted on ABC.

2020 – It was announced that Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II’s son and the heir to the British throne, had tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) and was self-isolating in Scotland.

2020 – The Tony Awards and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions were postponed due to COVID-19.

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS ON MARCH 25:

Gene Shalit – 100 years old (1926) – Journalist and critic

Gloria Steinem – 92 years old (1934) – Feminist activist, co-founded the Women's Media Center

Tom Monaghan – 89 years old (1937) – Businessman, founded Domino's Pizza

Robert J. Birgeneau – 84 years old (1942) – Canadian-American physicist

Paul Michael Glaser – 83 years old (1943) – Actor and director

Stephen Hunter – 80 years old (1946) – Author and critic

Bonnie Bedelia – 78 years old (1948) – Actress

Sue Klebold – 77 years old (1949) – Activist

Ronnie McDowell – 76 years old (1950) – Singer-songwriter

David Paquette – 76 years old (1950) – American-New Zealander pianist

Thom Loverro – 72 years old (1954) – Journalist and author

Lee Mazzilli – 71 years old (1955) – Baseball player, coach, and manager

Jim Uhls – 69 years old (1957) – Screenwriter and producer

Susie Bright – 68 years old (1958) – Journalist, author, and critic

John Ensign – 68 years old (1958) – Physician and politician

Ray Tanner – 68 years old (1958) – Baseball player and coach

Mike Aulby – 66 years old (1960) – Bowler

Brenda Strong – 66 years old (1960) – Actress

Mark Brooks – 65 years old (1961) – Golfer

Marcia Cross – 64 years old (1962) – Actress

Norm Duke – 62 years old (1964) – Bowler

Buzz Osborne – 62 years old (1964) – Musician

Avery Johnson – 61 years old (1965) – Basketball player and coach

Sarah Jessica Parker – 61 years old (1965) – Actress, producer, and designer

Tom Glavine – 60 years old (1966) – Baseball player

Matthew Barney – 59 years old (1967) – Sculptor and photographer

Doug Stanhope – 59 years old (1967) – Comedian and actor

Debi Thomas – 59 years old (1967) – Figure skater and physician

Dale Davis – 57 years old (1969) – Basketball player

Stacy Dragila – 55 years old (1971) – Pole vaulter and coach

Cammi Granato – 55 years old (1971) – Ice hockey player and sportscaster

Sheryl Swoopes – 55 years old (1971) – Basketball player and coach

Bob Sura – 53 years old (1973) – Basketball player

Lark Voorhies – 52 years old (1974) – Actress and singer

Nate Bargatze – 47 years old (1979) – Stand-up comedian and actor

Casey Neistat – 45 years old (1981) – YouTube personality

Danica Patrick – 44 years old (1982) – Race car driver

Jenny Slate – 44 years old (1982) – Comedian, actress and author

Katharine McPhee – 42 years old (1984) – Singer-songwriter and actress

Carmen Rasmusen – 41 years old (1985) – Canadian-American singer-songwriter and actress

Megan Gibson – 40 years old (1986) – Softball player

Kyle Lowry – 40 years old (1986) – Basketball player

Big Sean – 38 years old (1988) – Rapper, singer and songwriter

Ryan Lewis – 38 years old (1988) – Music producer

Aly Michalka – 37 years old (1989) – Singer-songwriter and guitarist

Mikey Madison – 27 years old (1999) – Actress

DAYS OF THE YEAR FOR MARCH 25:

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