On This Day - April 25th

Featured Event:

Hubble Space Telescope sent into orbit (1990) 🚀

The Hubble Space Telescope, a sophisticated optical observatory built in the United States under the supervision of NASA, was placed into operation this day in 1990 by the crew of the space shuttle Discovery.

Other Events:

1859: Construction of the Suez Canal officially began. 🇪🇬

1990: Violeta Barrios de Chamorro became Central America's first female president as she was sworn into office in Nicaragua. 🇳🇮

2015: A magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck near Kathmandu, Nepal, causing widespread damage and killing several thousand. 🇳🇵

2021: Chinese filmmaker Chloé Zhao became the first person of colour to win the Academy Award for best director (Nomadland). 📽️

Holidays:

Freedom Day 🇵🇹

Liberation Day 🇮🇹

Foundation Day 🇰🇵

World Malaria Day 🌎

Featured Birthdays:

1917: Ella Fitzgerald 🇺🇸 (Singer)

1927: Albert Uderzo 🇫🇷 (Cartoonist)

1940: Al Pacino 🇺🇸 (Actor)

1990: HolaSoyGerman 🇨🇱 (Youtuber)

Featured Deaths:

1744: Anders Celsius 🇸🇪 (Astronomer)

1995: Ginger Rogers 🇺🇸 (Actress)

2023: Harry Belafonte 🇺🇸 (Singer)