THURSDAY, April 25, 2024

1867-Tokyo is opened for foreign trade

1905-Whites win right to vote in South Africa

1953-Scientists identify DNA

1974-Chancellor Willy Brandt Secretary Günther Guillaume found to be a spy

1975-West German embassy blown-up in Stockholm, Sweden

1979-Peace treaty between Israel & Egypt goes into effect

1982-In accordance with Camp David, Israel completes Sinai withdrawal

1983-Yuri Andropov invites U.S. schoolgirl Samantha Smith to USSR

1985-For second time, Wayne Gretzky, scores 7 goals in a Cup game

1988-NASA launches space vehicle S-211

1990-Hubble space telescope is placed into orbit by shuttle Discovery

1993-Russia elects Boris Yeltsin leader

1994-King Azlan Shah of Malaysia resigns