This Day In History

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April 25th

1901
New York became the first state to require license plates on cars.

1928
The first seeing eye dog was presented to Morris S. Frank.

1939
DC Comics publishes its second major superhero in Detective Comics #27; he is Batman, one of the most popular comic book superheroes of all time.

1953
The Francis Crick and James Watson article describing the double helix of DNA is published in the magazine Nature.

1956
Rocky (Brockton Blockbuster) Marciano retired as the undefeated heavyweight champion of the world. He had 43 knockouts and 3 decisions to his credit.

1959
The St. Lawrence Seaway opened to shipping.

1965
New York Manager Casey Stengal got his 3,000th career victory.

1992
The final episode of "Growing Pains" aired on ABC.

1992
The final episode of "Who's the Boss?" aired on ABC.

1997
Patrick Roy (Colorado Avalanche) got his 89th career playoff win. He passed Billy Smith for the top spot. The game was also Roy's 10th playoff shutout.

2003
The Georgia legislature voted to scrap the "Confederate flag" design from its state flag.

Birthdays
79 Paul Mazursky Actor, director
77 Meadowlark Lemon Basketball player (Harlem Globetrotters)
69 Al Pacino Actor
64 Stu Cook Rock musician (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
64 Bjorn Ulvaeus Singer (ABBA)
63 Talia Shire Actress
62 Jeffrey DeMunn Actor ("The Green Mile")
60 Michael Brown Rock musician (The Left Banke)
59 Steve Ferrone Rock musician (The Heartbreakers)
55 Rob Crosby Country singer, songwriter
45 Hank Azaria Actor
44 Eric Avery Rock musician (Jane's Addiction)
44 Rory Feek Country musician
40 Gina Torres Actress
40 Renee Zellweger Actress
40 Joe Buck Sports broadcaster
39 Jason Lee Actor ("My Name is Earl")
39 Jason Wiles Actor ("Third Watch")
34 Emily Bergl Actress
33 Tim Duncan Basketball player
32 Marguerite Moreau Actress
21 Sara Paxton Actress
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79 Ella Fitzgerald 4/25/1917 - 6/15/1996 American jazz singer