July 25th, 2008

Today in History

1997:
K.R. Narayanan is sworn-in as India's 10th president and the first member of the Dalits caste to hold this office.

1965:
Newport Folk Festival: Bob Dylan goes electric.

1944:
One of the bloodiest days for Canadians during the war: 18,444 casualties, including 5,021 killed.

1861:
American Civil War: The Crittenden-Johnson Resolution is passed by the U.S. Congress stating that the war is being fought to preserve the Union and not to end slavery.

1814:
Reinforcements arrive near Niagara for General Riall's British and Canadian force, and bloody, all-night battle with Jacob Brown's Americans commences at 18.00; Americans retreat to Fort Erie.