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April 25
Quite a few second tier events of interest so I'll just skim through a few of the more noteworthy ones.
1792. A common bandit becomes the first person to be executed by guillotine.
1859. French and British engineers break ground on the Suez Canal, a massively impressive (and economically beneficial).
1862. Admiral David Farragut captures New Orleans. It remains in Union hands for the remainder of the war.
1901. New York becomes the first state to require license plates for automobiles.
1915. Teh ill-fated Battle of Gallipoli begins.
1939. DC Comics introduces its second comic book superhero -- Batman -- in Detective Comics #27.
1961. Robert Noyce obtains a patent for an integrated circuit.
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