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What happened in history on this day: March 25?
Since 1995, I have been collecting information on a variety of topics,
creating several timelines of history.
Here you will find specific events from those databases
for this day, on the topics of personal computers, video games, the Walt Disney Company,
Chevrolet Corvettes, A&W Root Beer, Sweden, and Canadian coins.
On March 25 in ...
- 1926 - The Iris Theater in Los Angeles previews the 33rd Alice Comedy film, Alice's Monkey Business.
- 1954 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Short Subjects, Cartoons) for the film Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom.
- 1954 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Short Subjects, Two Reels) for the film Bear Country.
- 1954 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Documentary, Short Subjects) for the film The Alaskan Eskimo.
- 1954 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Documentary, Features) for the film The Living Desert.
- 1960 - The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, featuring the tenth "The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca" episode, Gus Tomlin Is Dead.
- 1962 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring The Prince and the Pauper, part three: Long Live the Rightful King.
- 1969 - US President Richard Nixon presents a Congressional Gold Medal to Lillian Disney on behalf of Walt Disney, in recognition of promoting conservation and international friendship.
- 1973 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring The Boy and the Bronc Buster, part two.
- 1979 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring Born to Run, part one.
- 1983 - The Disney TV show Gun Shy debuts.
- 1986 - Walt Disney World welcomes the 500 millionth guest to enter a Disney park, Don McGrath.
- 1987 - The TV show Down and Out with Donald Duck airs.
- 1990 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show. A poster outside a nightclub looks like Jessica Rabbit from the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit?.
- 1991 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Art Direction - Set Decoration) to Richard Sylbert and Rick Simpson for the film Dick Tracy.
- 1991 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Music, Original Song) to Stephen Sondheim for the song "Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)" from the film Dick Tracy.
- 1991 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Make-up) to John Caglone, Jr. and Doug Drexler for the film Dick Tracy.
- 1994 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film D2: The Mighty Ducks to theaters.
- 1996 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Achievement in Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score)) to Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz for the film Pocahontas.
- 1996 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Achievement in Music (Original Song)) to Alan Menken (music) and Stephen Schwartz (lyrics) for the song "Colors of the Wind" from the film Pocahontas.
- 1996 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Special Achievement Award) to John Lasseter for Toy Story, "For the development and inspired application of techniques that have made possible the first feature-length computer-animated film."
- 1961 - In Sebring, Florida, the 12 Hours of Sebring race is held, round one of the World Sports Car Championship, and round one of the FIA GT Cup.
- Finishing 1st in Grand Touring +3000 class, 11th overall, is the Johnson Chevrolet #4 Corvette, driven by Delmo Johnson and Dave Morgan. Average speed over the race is 81.76-mph.
- Finishing 2nd in Grand Touring +3000 class, 22nd overall, is the Bud Gates #83 Corvette, driven by Bud Gates and Harry Heuer.
- Finishing 3rd in Grand Touring +3000 class, 32nd overall, is the Yenko Chevrolet #1 Corvette, driven by Don Yenko and Ben Moore.
- Finishing 4th in Grand Touring +3000 class, 38th overall, is the Red Vogt #3 Corvette, driven by George Robertson, Ben Burroughs, and William Warren.
- Ray Reardon and John Kilborn drive the Yenko Chevrolet #2 Corvette in Grand Touring +3000 class. A failed engine puts them out of the race. They place 55th overall.
- 1972 - In Sebring, Florida, the 12 Hours of Sebring race is held, round three of the World Manufacturers Championship.
- Finishing 1st in Grand Touring +2500 class, 4th overall, is the Dana English #57 Corvette, driven by Dave Heinz and Robert Johnson. For this race, the L-88 engine was replaced by a ZL-1 engine. This is the highest overall finish at Sebring for any Corvette to date.
- Finishing 4th in Grand Touring +2500 class, 17th overall, is the Sebring Racing #47 Corvette, driven by Bob Gray and Terry Keller.
- Finishing 6th in Grand Touring +2500 class, 24th overall, is the John Greenwood Racing #50 Corvette, driven by Don Yenko and John Cordits.
- John Greenwood and Dick Smothers race the John Greenwood Racing #48 Corvette in Grand Touring +2500 class. After 179 laps, the car is out due to engine failure. They place 31st overall.
- Charlie Kemp and Oscar Koveleski race the Rinzler Motoracing #23 Corvette in Grand Touring +2500 class. After 21 laps, the car is out due to an accident. They place 56th overall.
- 2006 - At the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida, the Linder Industrial Komatsu Grand Prix of Miami race is held, round three of the Grand American Rolex Series.
- Finishing 12th in GT class and 37th overall is the Banner Racing #6 Corvette, driven by Tim Gaffney and Leighton Reese.
- Finishing 15th in GT class and 42nd overall is the Stevenson Motorsports #57 Corvette, driven by Vic Rice, Tommy Riggins, and John Stevenson.
- Finishing 19th in GT class and 47th overall is the ASC Motorsports #57 Corvette, driven by Zach Arnold and Johnny Miller.
- 1941 - In Vienna, Austria, Yugoslav premier Prince Paul and foreign minister sign on to the Tripartite Pact in the presence of Adolf Hitler and Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop.
- 1941 - Disguised German merchant raider Kormoran captures Canadian merchant ship Candolite south-east of Freetown, West Africa. The crew of 44 is taken prisoner.
- 1942 - At Falmouth, England, a force of 100 men under Lieutenant-Colonel A.C. Newman assembles. Their objective is to disable the Normandie Dock at Saint Nazaire, France, to prevent its use by the German battleship Tirpitz. Code name of the operation is Chariot. The total force of men involved is 611.
- 1945 - Field Marshal Albert Kesselring is moved from being Commander-in-Chief Armed Forces West to be Commander-in-Chief Armed Forces South.
- 1945 - Canadian troops of the British 2nd Army cross the Rhine river and begin an attack on Bienen, Germany, against the German 1st Parachute Army and 47th Panzer Corps.
- 1993 - Russia issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Kursk.
- 1993 - NEC releases the NEC PC Engine Duo-R video game system in Japan.
- 2008 - Square Enix releases the Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII video game for the PlayStation Portable in the USA and Canada.
- 2009 - Nintendo announces it has shipped more than 50 million units of its Nintendo Wii game console to date.
- 2011 - Nintendo launches the Nintendo 3DS in Europe.
- 2014 - Activision Blizzard releases the Diablo III: Reaper of Souls video game for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 2001 - Sweden joins Schengen, eliminating border controls between Sweden and other Schengen countries, and giving police access to the Schengen Information System. Schengen originated in 1985 between France, Germany, Belgium, Luxemburg, and Holland.
- 2004 - A & W Restuarants first uses "CURIOUSLY DELICIOUS" as applied to cheese curds.
- 1986 - The Supply and Services Minister announces that a bronze-plated nickel $1 coin will be introduced into circulation in 1987, gradually replacing the $1 bill. The 11-sided coin will use the same reverse design (voyageur in canoe) as the current nickel dollar.
- 1944 - Secret Service agents raid Stack's in New York and seize a 1933 $20 coin, which was to be auctioned that day for Colonel James Flanagan.
- 1964 - U.S. Treasury ceases redeeming silver certificates in silver dollar coins. 2.8 million coins are kept for their numismatic value.
- 1981 - (to March 26) Bowers and Ruddy Galleries auctions part four of the Garrett coin collection in Beverly Hills, California. Total sales over the four auctions: $25 million. Some highlights:
- 1804 Draped Bust dollar, Class III: $400,000;
- 1792 Birch cent, choice uncirculated: $200,000;
- 1787 Brasher gold doubloon pattern, "EB" punch on shield, unique: $625,000.
- 2011 - The US Mint launches the 2011 Native American dollar in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
- 1876 - Glasgow hosts first soccer match between Scotland and Wales (4-0).
- 1889 - First Test Cricket match played at Newlands, Cape Town versus England.
- 1907 - Stanley Cup: Montréal Wanderers lose to Kenora Thistles but outscore them in two game set but outscore them 12-8 and win cup.
- 1910 - Chalmers Auto Company offers a new car to each leagues' batting champion.
- 1916 - Heavyweight Jess Willard and Franc Moran fight to no decision in 10 rounds for boxing title (New York City, New York).
- 1924 - Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens (NHL) sweep Calgary Tigers (WCHL) in two games (second of 1924).
- 1934 - First Golf Masters Championship: Horton Smith wins, shooting a 284.
- 1936 - Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Maroons 1-0 in NHL longest game (2 hours 56 minutes 30 seconds; 9 periods).
- 1937 - It is revealed Quaker Oats pays baseball player Babe Ruth $25,000 per year for ads.
- 1937 - Lionel Conacher misses on first NHL Stanley Cup penalty shot.
- 1938 - First US-bred horse (Battleship) to win Grand National Steeplechase.
- 1947 - 9th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Holy Cross beats Oklahoma 58-47.
- 1947 - Last day of Test cricket for Walter Hammond (versus New Zealand, Christchurch).
- 1957 - NBA modifies the free-throw rule.
- 1958 - Sugar Ray Robinson is first boxing champion to win five times.
- 1959 - Bill White traded to Saint Louis Cardinals for pitchers Sam Jones and Don Choate.
- 1960 - Ford Frick voids Cleveland Indians-Boston Red Sox deal as Sam White retires.
- 1961 - 23rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Cincinnati beats Ohio State 70-65 (overtime).
- 1961 - Third place game is one of the wildest contests in NCAA Tournament history as Saint Joseph's defeats Utah 127-120 in four overtimes.
- 1967 - 29th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Dayton 79-64.
- 1967 - UCLA wins its third national basketball championship in four years.
- 1971 - Boston Patriots become New England Patriots.
- 1972 - 34th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Florida 81-76; UCLA's 6th consecutive national basketball title.
- 1972 - Bobby Hull becomes the second NHL player to score 600 goals.
- 1973 - Carol Mann wins LPGA Sears Women's Golf Classic.
- 1979 - Major riot at Bourda prevents day's play in WSC Supertest.
- 1979 - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sahara National Pro-Am Golf Tournament.
- 1982 - Wayne Gretzky becomes first NHL player to score 200 points in a season.
- 1983 - Pavel Pegov skates world record 1000 metre (1:12.58).
- 1983 - Christa Rothenburger skates world record 500 metre ladies (39.69 seconds).
- 1984 - Betsy King wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open.
- 1990 - Pat Bradley wins LPGA Standard Register Turquoise Golf Classic.
- 1991 - Allan Border takes 5-68 versus West Indies at Bourda, Georgetown.
- 1992 - Imran Khan scores 72 and takes 1-43 off 6 2 overs in last ODI.
- 1992 - Pakistan defeats England by 22 runs to win World Cup.
- 1994 - Gunda Niemann skates ladies world record 3 km (4:09.32).
- 1994 - Yasunori Miyabe skates world record 1000 metre (1:12.37).
- 1995 - Boxer Mike Tyson released from jail after serving three years.
- 1996 - World Ice Dance Championship in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, won by Gritshuk and Platov (Russia).
- 1996 - World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Edmonton won by Eltsova and Bushkov (Russia).
- 1996 - World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Edmonton won by Michelle Kwan (USA).
- 1996 - World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Edmonton won by Todd Eldredge (USA).
- 1997 - Cleveland Indians trade Lofton and Embree to Atlanta Braves for Grissom and Justice.
- 2007 - Ozeki Hakuho clinches the Emperor's Cup at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament (Haru Basho) in Osaka, Japan.
- 2008 - The American Major League Baseball Season opens, with the Boston Red Sox beating Oakland Athletics 6-5 in Japan.
- 2022 - At Scotiabank Saddledrome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Calgary Flames beats Arizona Coyotes by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, NHL regular season game: Winnipeg Jets beats Columbus Blue Jackets by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Rangers beats Pittsburgh Penguins by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Washington Capitals beats Buffalo Sabres by score 4-3.
- 1655 - Christiaan Huygens discovers Titan, Saturn's largest moon.
- 1857 - Frederick Laggenheim takes first photo of a solar eclipse.
- 1961 - Explorer 10 is launched into elongated Earth orbit (177/181,000 km).
- 1961 - Sputnik 10 carries a dog into Earth orbit; later recovered.
- 1979 - The first fully functional space shuttle orbiter (Columbia) is delivered to the John F. Kennedy Space Center to be prepared for its first launch.
- 1988 - NASA launches space vehicle S-206.
- 1989 - Birth of Chicken Kentucky, first partial birth in space (chicken).
- 1992 - Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev returns to Earth aboard TM-14 after a ten-month stay aboard the Mir space station.
- 1996 - Comet C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) approaches within 0.1018 astronomical units (AUs) of Earth.
- 2008 - In western Austria, over 60 vehicles are involved in a highway accident, caused by poor visibility in a major snowstorm. One person is dead, 30 are injured.
- 1776 - The Continental Congress votes in favor of presenting General George Washington with a gold medal of honor for the siege of Boston on March 4 and 5, 1776.
- 1813 - First US flag flown in battle on the Pacific, frigate Essex.
- 1856 - US General Ambrose Burnside patents Burnside carbine.
- 1863 - First US Army Medal of Honor is awarded.
- 1863 - Skirmish at Brentwood, Tennessee.
- 1864 - Battle of Paducah, Kentucky (Forrest's raid).
- 1865 - SS General Lyon ship at Cape Hatteras catches fire and sinks, killing 400.
- 1865 - Battle of Bluff Spring, Florida.
- 1865 - Battle of Fort Stedman, Virginia: in front of Petersburg.
- 1865 - Battle of Mobile, Alabama (Spanish Fort, Fort Morgan, Fort Blakely).
- 1894 - Coxey's Army of the unemployed sets out from Massillon, Ohio for Washington DC.
- 1900 - US Socialist Party is formed at Indianapolis, Indiana.
- 1901 - 55 die as Rock Island train derails near Marshalltown, Iowa, USA.
- 1905 - Rebel battle flags captured during war are returned to Southern states.
- 1911 - The Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory in New York City burns down, killing 145 workers.
- 1913 - Home of vaudeville, Palace Theatre, opens (New York City, New York) starring Ed Wynn.
- 1915 - First US submarine disaster; a US F-4 sank off Hawaii, killing 21.
- 1937 - Washington Daily News is first US newspaper with perfumed advertising page.
- 1945 - US first army breaks out bridgehead near Remagen.
- 1945 - US 4th Armored division arrives at Hanau and Aschaffenburg.
- 1945 - US Northern Tractor Flotilla departs Ulithi to Okinawa.
- 1947 - Coal mine explosion in Centralia, Illinois, claims 111 lives.
- 1951 - 5th Tony Awards: Guys and Dolls and Rose Tattoo win.
- 1954 - 26th Academy Awards: From Here to Eternity, William Holden and Audrey Hepburn win.
- 1954 - Radio Corporation of America (RCA) begins commercial production of TV sets equipped to receive programs in color (12.5-inch diagonal screen, cost US$1000).
- 1960 - First guided missile launched from nuclear powered submarine (Halibut).
- 1961 - Explorer 10 is launched into elongated Earth orbit (177/181,000 km).
- 1964 - U.S. Treasury runs out of silver dollar coins for releasing to circulation, other than 2.8 million kept for their numismatic value.
- 1965 - Martin Luther King Junior leads 25,000 to state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1965 - Viola Gregg Liuzzo, US civil rights activist, is murdered.
- 1966 - US Supreme court rules "poll tax" unconstitutional.
- 1968 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1973 - 27th Tony Awards: That Championship Season and Little Night Music win.
- 1979 - The first fully functional space shuttle orbiter (Columbia) is delivered to the John F. Kennedy Space Center to be prepared for its first launch.
- 1981 - (to March 26) Bowers and Ruddy Galleries auctions part of the Garrett coin collection. Some highlights:
- 1804 Draped Bust dollar, Class III: US$400,000;
- 1787 Brasher gold doubloon: US$625,000.
- 1983 - During the anniversary show Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Michael Jackson thrills the audience by dancing and singing while performing his hit song Billie Jean. The highlight of his act is his signature move: the moonwalk, which he performs in public for the first time.
- 1985 - The 57th Academy Awards ceremony is held in Los Angeles, California. Amadeus wins Best Picture, F Murray Abraham wins Best Actor, and Sally Field wins Best Actress.
- 1986 - Walt Disney World welcomes the 500 millionth guest to enter a Disney park, Don McGrath.
- 1986 - The 58th Academy Awards are held in Los Angeles, California, with Out of Africa winning Best Picture, William Hurt Best Actor, and Geraldine Page Best Actress.
- 1986 - US Supreme Court rules Air Force could ban wearing of yarmulkes.
- 1987 - US Supreme Court rules women/minorities may get jobs if less qualified.
- 1990 - 10th Golden Raspberry Awards: Star Trek V wins.
- 1990 - In New York City, a fire due to arson at an illegal social club called "Happy Land" kills 87.
- 1991 - 63rd Academy Awards: Dances with Wolves, Jeremy Irons and Kathy Bates win.
- 1996 - 68th Academy Awards:
- Best Picture: Braveheart,
- Best Actor: Nicholas Cage,
- Best Actress: Susan Sarandon,
- Honorary Award: Chuck Jones for his cartoon creations,
- Best Short: Nick Park for A Close Shave,
- Special Achievement Award: John Lasseter for CGI techniques for Toy Story.
- 1996 - Redesigned large portrait $100 US Federal Reserve notes are released to circulation.
- 1996 - An armed standoff between antigovernment Freemen in Jordan, Montana, and US federal officers begins. The standoff lasts 81 days.
- 1999 - Enron energy traders allegedly route 2,900 megawatts of electricity destined for California to the town of Silver Peak, Nevada, population 200.
- 2006 - An estimated 500,000 people take to the streets in downtown Los Angeles to protest a proposed federal crackdown on illegal immigration.
- 2006 - Seven people die in the Capitol Hill Massacre in Seattle, Washington.
- 2011 - Utah Governor Gary Herbert signs House Bill 317, the "Utah Legal Tender Act", recognizing gold and silver coins issued by the federal government as legal tender in Utah.
Other history:
- 1896 - Modern Olympics begin in Athens, Greece.
- 1954 - RCA manufactures first color TV set (12.5-inch screen at US$1,000).
- 1970 - Concorde makes its first supersonic flight (700 MPH/1,127 KPH).
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