03314290-AP TODAY IN HISTORY

MONDAY APR 25, 2022

1945

During World War II, U.S. and Soviet forces linked up on the Elbe River, a meeting that dramatized the collapse of Nazi Germany’s defenses.

1507

A world map produced by German cartographer Martin Waldseemueller contained the first recorded use of the term “America,” in honor of Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci.

1859

Ground was broken for the Suez Canal.

1862

During the Civil War, a Union fleet commanded by Flag Officer David G. Farragut captured the city of New Orleans.

1898

The United States Congress declared war on Spain; the 10-week conflict resulted in an American victory.

1901

New York Gov. Benjamin Barker Odell, Jr. signed an automobile registration bill which imposed a 15 mph speed limit on highways.

1915

During World War I, Allied soldiers invaded the Gallipoli Peninsula in an unsuccessful attempt to take the Ottoman Empire out of the war.

1945

Delegates from some 50 countries gathered in San Francisco to organize the United Nations.

1990

The Hubble Space Telescope was deployed in orbit from the space shuttle Discovery.

1992

Islamic forces in Afghanistan took control of most of the capital of Kabul following the collapse of the Communist government.

2002

Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes of the Grammy-winning trio TLC died in an SUV crash in Honduras; she was 30.

2019

Former Vice President Joe Biden entered the Democratic presidential race, declaring the fight against Donald Trump to be a “battle for the soul of this nation.”