Cold War: American schoolgirl Samantha Smith is invited to visit the Soviet Union by its leader Yuri Andropov after he read her letter in which she expressed fears about nuclear war. Date: April 25, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On…

Violeta Chamorro takes office as the President of Nicaragua, the first woman to hold the position. Date: April 25, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)

The March for Women's Lives brings over one million protesters, mostly pro-choice, to Washington D.C. to protest the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, and other restrictions on abortion. Date: April 25, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day…

Bulgaria and Romania sign the Treaty of Accession 2005 to join the European Union. Date: April 25, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)

A seven-car commuter train derails and crashes into an apartment building near Amagasaki Station in Japan, killing 107, including the driver. Date: April 25, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)

The final piece of the Obelisk of Axum is returned to Ethiopia after being stolen by the invading Italian army in 1937. Date: April 25, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)

Boris Yeltsin's funeral: The first to be sanctioned by the Russian Orthodox Church for a head of state since the funeral of Emperor Alexander III in 1894. Date: April 25, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Flint water crisis begins when officials at Flint, Michigan switch the city's water supply to the Flint River, leading to lead and bacteria contamination. Date: April 25, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)

At least 8,962 are killed in Nepal after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal. Date: April 25, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Woolworth Building, a skyscraper in New York City, is opened. Date: April 24, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On This Day (Today)