This Day in History

March 25th in History

Venice is founded, Richard Lionhearted is fatally wounded, the British abolish the slave trade, the Triangle Shirtwaist Company catches fire, the Scottsboro Boys are arrested, and the Selma Marchers reach Montgomery. Elton John, Aretha Franklin, Gloria Steinem, Flannery O'Connor, Howard Cosell, and Jack Ruby are born; Buck Owens, and Claude Debussy died — along with the guy everybody imitates when they pretend to talk like a pirate, Robert Newton, who played Long John Silver. Happy Våffeldagen!

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Quote of the Day

"It's very important to have two tiaras when you're on the road; you never know when you're going to be invited to something really formal."

Elton John, musician born March 25, 1947