On This Day for April 25 - Hubble Space Telescope sent into orbit, Al Pacino is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. April 25 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Al Pacino READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1990 Hubble Space Telescope sent into orbit READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2019: American basketball player John Havlicek, who was considered the best "sixth man" (bench player) in the history of the NBA , died at the age of 79. [How much do you know about basketball?] 2015: A magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck near Kathmandu, Nepal, causing widespread damage and killing several thousand. [Watch a video about Nepal's recovery from the earthquake of 2015.] 2014: In a cost-saving measure, the water supply of Flint, Michigan, was switched from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department to the Flint River, causing a public health crisis as residents were exposed to dangerously high levels of lead. [ Learn about ways to keep lead pipes safe.] 1995: American dancer and actress Ginger Rogers, who starred with Fred Astaire in 10 popular Hollywood musicals, died at the age of 83. [ Take our women in classic cinema quiz.] 1915: The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) landed at Gallipoli in western Turkey during the Dardanelles Campaign of World War I. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about World War I.] 1908: Edward R. Murrow, a radio and television broadcaster who was the most influential and esteemed figure in American broadcast journalism during its formative years, was born in North Carolina. [ Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about famous Americans.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1940 Al Pacino American actor 1932 Meadowlark Lemon American basketball player 1599 Oliver Cromwell English statesman 1976 Tim Duncan American basketball player 1917 Ella Fitzgerald American singer 1284 Edward II king of England SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2021 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help