TODAY IN HISTORY

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT

Jan. 25, 1858

Britain’s Princess Victoria, the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, married Crown Prince Frederick William, the future German Emperor and King of Prussia, at St. James’s Palace.

ALSO ON THIS DATE 1924

The first Winter Olympic Games opened in Chamonix, France.

1945

The World War II Battle of the Bulge ended as German forces were pushed back to their original positions. Grand Rapids, Michigan, became the first community to add fluoride to its public water supply.

1955

The Soviet Union formally ended its state of war with

Germany. 1961

President John F. Kennedy held the first presidential news conference to be carried live on radio and television.

1971

Charles Manson and three women followers were convicted in Los Angeles of murder and conspiracy in the 1969 slayings of seven people, including actress Sharon Tate. Idi Amin seized power in Uganda by ousting President Milton Obote in a military coup.

1981

The 52 Americans held hostage by Iran for 444 days arrived in the United States.

1990

An Avianca Boeing 707 ran out of fuel and crashed in Cove Neck, Long Island, New York; 73 of the 158 people aboard were killed.