This Day in History – July 25th
July 25th is the 206th day of the year. There are 159 days remaining until the end of the year Today doubles as National Wine & Cheese Day, National Hot…
Musician Angus Young of AC/DC performs onstage during day 1 of the 2015 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival (Weekend 2) at The Empire Polo Club on April 17, 2015 in Indio, California.
Photo by Karl Walter/Getty Images for CoachellaJuly 25th is the 206th day of the year. There are 159 days remaining until the end of the year
Today doubles as National Wine & Cheese Day, National Hot Fudge Sundae Day, National Hire a Veteran Day, International Red Shoe Day and Christmas In July Day
42 days left until Labor Day, 98 days until Halloween AND 104 days Daylight Saving Time ends
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1871
The Merry Go Round, or Carousel, was first shown in its present form in London
1946
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis stage their first show as a comedy team at Club 500 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
1964
"A Hard Day's Night" by The Beatles' is the #1 album in both the US and UK. It was released on United Artists records, the movie company's label.
1966
Last Train to Clarksville is recorded by The Monkees. Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart wrote it. Mickey Dolenz sang it. Louis Shelton played the lead guitar on his Fender Telecaster.
That same day (July 25th) 1966, The Supremes release "You Can't Hurry Love."
1969
U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy plead guilty to leaving the scene of an accident. This followed the tragic car crash and Mary Jo Kopechne drowning incident.
1970
The Carpenters' "(They Long to Be) Close to You" hits #1 on the Billboard Singles Chart! It was composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
1978
Louise Brown, the first test-tube baby, was born in England to Lesley and Gilbert Brown
1980
AC/DC release Back In Black, their first album
1990
Roseanne sang a horrible rendition of the National Anthem at a San Diego Padres game
1997
The films "Air Force One" and "Good Burger" were released in theaters.
2000
George W. Bush selected Dick Cheney to be his running mate on the Republican presidential ticket.
2001
Aaliyah gave her final performance, singing "More Than a Woman" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Exactly one month later, flying back from a video shoot in the Bahamas, overloaded plane carrying her crashed and exploded on the runway. Everyone on board was killed.
2008
California became the first state to ban trans fats from restaurant food
2020
Fleetwood Mac founder guitarist Peter Green dies at 73.
