July 25

Sunday 25, 1976:

The first performance of the Philip Glass opera Einstein on the Beach

Wednesday 25, 1917:

Sir Thomas Whyte introduces the first income tax in Canada as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%).

Tuesday 25, 1797:

Horatio Nelson loses more than 300 men and his right arm during the failed conquest attempt of Tenerife Island (Spain).

Tuesday 25, 1567:

Don Diego de Losada founds the city of Santiago de Leon de Caracas, modern-day Caracas, the capital city of Venezuela.

Wednesday 25, 306:

Constantine I proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops.

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