Historical Events for 25th March 2023

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1581 - Portuguese Cortes calls Philip II King of Portugal
1776 - Continental Congress authorizes a medal for George Washington
1881 - 43rd Grand National: Irish jockey Tommy Beasley wins his second consecutive GN aboard 11/2 co-favourite Woodbrook
1913 - Great Dayton Flood: winter rains cause Great Miami River to flood, Ohio's greatest natural disaster
1969 - Pakistan General Agha Mohammed Jagja Khan succeeds Ayub Chan as president
1971 - James Callaghan speaks at a rally of the Northern Ireland labour movement, but rejects calls for the Labour Party to open membership to those living in N. Ireland
1988 - Robin Givens demands full access to husband Mike Tyson's money
2001 - Nabisco Championship Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Sweden's Annika Sörenstam shoots a final round 69 to win the first of her 3 titles at this event, 3 strokes ahead of 5 runners-up
2006 - Capitol Hill massacre: A gunman kills six people before taking his own life at a party in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood
2015 - British musician Zayn Malik announces he is leaving the band One Direction

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