Historical Events for 25th April 2024

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1862 - After the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, Union forces under Flag Officer David Farragut request the surrender New Orleans, LA, despite being largely defenseless armed mobs reuse
1961 - Unmanned Mercury test explodes on launch pad
1962 - Cleve sends Harry Chiti to Mets for a player to be named later, on June 15 the Mets send Chiti back to Cleveland
1962 - Lion and Tiger Veldt at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is dedicated (Cleveland, Ohio)
1971 - About 200,000 anti-Vietnam War protesters march on Washington, D.C.
1976 - Portugal adopts new constitution
1977 - USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
1988 - American news program "Nightline" goes on location to Jerusalem Israel
1994 - King Azlan Shah of Malaysia resigns
2009 - Elijah Wood is honored with the Midnight Award by the San Francisco International Film Festival

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