I guess they should have kept that last S on.
March 25, 1942 -
Aretha Louise Franklin, singer, songwriter and The Queen of Soul was born on this date.
March 25, 1947 -
Reginald Kenneth Dwight, singer-songwriter, composer and pianist was born on this date as well.
By the end of the day, subway fares will probably go up about 25% and go into effect sometime in June. Pervs around the city are depressed - a decrease in ridership will mean less of a captive audience to flash their business. A bright spot could be the general health of NYC residents will go up as more people will be working to work.
Today in History:
Anne Brontë was baptized on March 25, 1820. She and her sisters Charlotte and Emily were avid writers. Women were not supposed to write books at the time because novels were still being written in the formal style, and it was feared that women would corrupt that classic form with their penchant for multiple climaxes. The Brontës therefore wrote under the pseudonyms Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell.
Charlotte got to be Currer, which made the other girls jealous, because Currer was the handsome and swarthy sailor: Ellis was the stuttering librarian, and Acton was the simpleminded shepherd.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City on March 25, 1911, was the largest industrial disaster in the history of the city of New York, causing the death of 148 garment workers who either died from the fire or jumped to their deaths. It was the worst workplace disaster in New York City until September 11th, 2001.
The fire led to legislation requiring improved factory safety standards and helped spur the growth of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, which fought for better working conditions for sweatshop workers in that industry.
March 25, 1915 -
In 1915, first submarine disaster;
US F-4 sinks off Hawaii, 21 lives lost.
March 25, 1967 -
As part of Operation Green Mist, the U.S. Army detonates explosive warheads containing the deadly sarin nerve agent at Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve on the big island of Hawaii. The open-air tests are kept secret for more than thirty years.
Oops.
March 25, 1975 -
King Faisal of Saudi Arabia was assassinated by his nephew during a reception at Ri'Assa Palace.
The errant nephew was executed by beheading. Kids don't let this happen to you - remember to pass the hummus when dining with your family.
And so it goes
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