January 25, 2018

160 years ago
1858

Married on this date
Victoria, Princess Royal and daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, married Prince Friedrich of Prussia at the Chapel Royal of St. James's Palace in London.

Music
The Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn was played at the marriage of Princess Victoria and Prince Friedrich, and became a popular wedding processional.

100 years ago
1918

Europeana
The Ukrainian People's Republic declared independence from Bolshevik Russia.

90 years ago
1928

Diplomacy
King Amanullah I of Afghanistan and his party continued their visit to France, meeting in Paris with French President Gaston Doumergue.

75 years ago
1943

Died on this date
Jay Pierrepont Moffat, 47. U.S. diplomat. Mr. Moffat was a career bureaucrat who served as U.S. Ambassador to Canada from June 13, 1940 until his death in Ottawa, 18 days after his 47th birthday, from complications after surgery for phlebitis.

War
U.S. tanks and infantry swept 35 miles eastward to Maknassy, near the Gulf of Gabes in Tunisia. German and Italian troops were reported massing along the Mareth line, stretching 40 miles from Mareth near the Tunisian coast southward to Foum Tatahouine.

Economics and finance
U.S. Lend-Lease Administrator Edward Stettinius reported to Congress that aid from March 1941-December 1942 totalled $8.253 billion.

70 years ago
1948

On the radio
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring John Stanley and Alfred Shirley, on MBS
Tonight's episode:  The Engineer's Thumb

Economics and finance
The French cabinet devalued the franc, eliminating the old exchange rate of 119 francs to the U.S. dollar and allowing free market trading in currency. The United Kingdom and the International Monetary Fund issued statements denouncing the move as a threat to the financial stability of other countries.

Business
Winnipeg-based Investors Syndicate of Canada incorporated Investors Mutual of Canada Ltd.; Canada's first public mutual fund was first sold to the public in 1950.

Golf
Bobby Locke won the Phoenix Open.

60 years ago
1958

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Diana--Paul Anka (6th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Der lachende Vagabund--Fred Bertelmann

#1 single in France (IFOP): Only You (And You Alone)--The Platters (11th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Mirror): Jailhouse Rock--Elvis Presley

U.S. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 At the Hop--Danny and the Juniors (4th week at #1)
2 Great Balls of Fire--Jerry Lee Lewis
3 Stood Up--Ricky Nelson
4 Raunchy--Bill Justis and his Orchestra
--Ernie Freeman
5 Peggy Sue--Buddy Holly
6 The Stroll--The Diamonds
7 Get a Job--The Silhouettes
8 April Love--Pat Boone
9 Waitin' in School--Ricky Nelson
10 La Dee Dah--Billy and Lillie

Singles entering the chart were the version of The Swingin' Shepherd Blues by David Rose and his Orchestra (#26, charting with the versions by Moe Koffman (Quartette), and the Johnny Pate Quintet); Short Shorts by the Royal Teens (#35); Don't (#36)/I Beg of You (#41) by Elvis Presley; Maybe by the Chantels (#40); Come to Me by Johnny Mathis (#42); What's the Use of Cryin' by Eddie Fisher (#44); Helpless by the Platters (#48); Henrietta by Jimmy Dee and the Offbeats (#49); Belonging to Someone by Patti Page (#53); She's Neat by Dale Wright and the Rock-Its (#57); Dancing with My Shadow by the Four Voices (#59); and Lend Me Your Comb by Carl Perkins (#60).

Died on this date
Robert R. Young, 60. U.S. railroad executive. Mr. Young, nicknamed "The Daring Young Man of Wall Street," held controlling interest in the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, New York Central Railroad, and other railroad properties. He was one of the first railroad executives to introduce a computer system and high-speed diesel passenger trains. Mr. Young suffered from depression for 15 years before committing suicide at his winter mansion in Palm Beach, Florida.

Defense
Iraqi Prime Minister Abdul Wahab Marian assured the Iraqi Parliament that Baghdad Pact membership would not compel Iraq to accept U.S. missile bases.

Economics and finance
V.P. Migunov, U.S.S.R. delegate to the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East, announced a general Soviet offer to backward nations of five-year credits for machinery purchases and long-term agreeements for purchase or barter of basic export commodities.

Politics and government
West Virginia Governor Cecil Underwood appointed State Republican Committee chairman John Hoblitzell to the United States Senate to fill the remainder of the term of Matthew Neely (Democrat), who had died on January 18 at the age of 83.

Golf
The United States Golf Association prohibited prize-splitting agreements by competing professionals.

50 years ago
1968

Hit parade
#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Kaette Kita Yopparai--The Folk Crusaders

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Am I that Easy to Forget--Engelbert Humperdinck

On television tonight
Dragnet 1968, starring Jack Webb and Harry Morgan, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Big Amateur

Diplomacy
U.S.S.R. Premier Aleksei Kosygin began a six-day state visit to India.

Politics and government
John W. Gardner resigned as U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare effective March 1, 1968, denying that his resignation was prompted by dissatisfaction with the Vietnam War policy of the administration of President Lyndon Johnson. Mr. Johnson accepted Mr. Gardner's resignation "with regret."

Disasters
The Israeli submarine INS Dakar, with 69 aboard, was reported missing off Cyprus; the wreckage was discovered between Cyprus and Crete in 1999. The sub had been purchased from the United Kingdom and had undergone sea and diving trials before departing Scotland on January 9 for her first trip to Israel.

12 people were reported dead in a collision between an American freighter and a Japanese fishing boat off Kyushu.

An earthquake in Sicily killed 7 people and injured 55.

40 years ago
1978

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Mull of Kintyre--Wings (9th week at #1)

Politics and government
Muriel Humphrey, 65, widow of U.S. Senator Hubert Humphrey (Democrat--Minnesota), was appointed by Minnesota Governor Rudy Perpich to fill her husband's seat. Mr. Humphrey had died of cancer on January 13 at the age of 66. Mrs. Humphrey remains the only wife of a Vice President to have sat in the Senate.

30 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): Got My Mind Set on You--George Harrison

Died on this date
Colleen Moore, 88. U.S. actress. Miss Moore, born Kathleen Morrison, was one of the best-known "flappers" of the 1920s, and was Hollywood's biggest box office draw in 1927. Among her best-known movies are Flaming Youth (1923); So Big (1924); Ella Cinders (1926); The Power and the Glory (1933); and her last film, The Scarlet Letter (1934). Miss Moore invested wisely, became a partner in Merrill Lynch, and wrote a book on investing. She was one of the people interviewed for Sidney D. Kirkpatrick's fascinating 1986 Hollywood true crime book A Cast of Killers.

Politics and government
U.S. President Ronald Reagan delivered his final State of the Union address to Congress.



25 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in Germany (Media Control): I Will Always Love You--Whitney Houston

Politics and government
Catherine Callbeck took office as Premier of Prince Edward Island. Miss Callbeck won the leadership of the P.E.I. Liberal Party on January 23, and resigned her federal House of Commons seat in Malpeque upon taking office as Premier, leading the Liberal government formerly led by Joe Ghiz, who had decided to retire from active politics.

Crime
Two people were killed and three wounded in a shooting outside the headquarters of the United States Central Intelligence Agency in Langley, Virginia. A Pakistani national was later convicted, and was executed in 2002.

20 years ago
1998

Diplomacy
During the final day of a historic four-day visit to Cuba, Pope John Paul II demanded political reforms and the release of political prisoners in Cuba, while criticizing attempts to isolate the country.

Football
NFL
Super Bowl XXXII @ Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego
Denver 31 Green Bay 24

Terrell Davis became the first player to score 3 touchdowns in a Super Bowl as he helped the Broncos upset the defending champion Packers before 68,912 fans to win their first Super Bowl championship.



10 years ago
2008

Died on this date
Ralph Dupas, 72. U.S. boxer. Mr. Dupas, a lightweight and welterweight, compiled a record of 106-23-6 in a professional career from 1950-1966. He challenged unsuccessfully for the world lightweight and welterweight titles before winning a split decision over Denny Moyer in April 1963 to win the World Boxing Council world super welterweight (aka light middleweight) title. He retained the title with a unanimous decision over Mr. Moyer two months later, but lost the title in his next defense when he was knocked out by Sandro Mazzinghi in September 1963. Mr. Dupas failed in an attempt to regain the title from Mr. Mazzinghi three months later. Mr. Dupas died after a long battle with dementia pugilistica.