Today In History

Tue., Jan. 25, 2000

1533: England’s King Henry VIII secretly married Anne Boleyn, who later gave birth to Elizabeth I.

1787: Shays’ Rebellion suffered a setback when debt-ridden farmers led by Capt. Daniel Shays failed to capture an arsenal at Springfield, Mass.

1890: The United Mine Workers of America was founded.

1890: Reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) of the New York World received a tumultuous welcome home after she completed a round-the-world journey in 72 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes.

1915: Alexander Graham Bell inaugurated U.S. transcontinental telephone service.

1946: The United Mine Workers rejoined the American Federation of Labor.

1947: American gangster Al Capone died in Miami Beach, Fla., at age 48.

1959: American Airlines opened the jet age in the United States with the first scheduled transcontinental flight of a Boeing 707.

1961: President Kennedy held the first presidential news conference carried live on radio and television.

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