10 History Lessons + 8 Births & 3 Deaths for March 15, 2025
Today’s History:
- 44 B.C. – Roman dictator Julius Caesar was assassinated by Roman senators, including Brutus and Cassius, on the “Ides of March.”
- 1493 – Christopher Columbus returned to Spain after his first voyage to the Americas.
- 1820 – Maine was admitted as the 23rd state of the United States.
- 1913 – U.S. President Woodrow Wilson held the first open presidential press conference.
- 1951 – Iran nationalized its oil industry, leading to the Abadan Crisis.
- 1965 – President Lyndon B. Johnson addressed a joint session of Congress, calling for new legislation to guarantee every American’s right to vote, leading to the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
- 1972 – Francis Ford Coppola’s film “The Godfather” premiered in New York.
- 1985 – The first Internet domain name, symbolics.com, was registered.
- 2022 – Russia intensified its bombardment of Kyiv during the invasion of Ukraine, while 20,000 civilians fled the besieged city of Mariupol.
- 2025 – The world commemorated the 1,000th anniversary of the founding of the city of Granada, Spain.
Today’s Birthdays:
- 1935 – Judd Hirsch, American actor known for roles in “Taxi” and “Independence Day” (90).
- 1941 – Mike Love, American singer and co-founder of The Beach Boys (84).
- 1943 – Sly Stone, American musician and founder of Sly and the Family Stone (82).
- 1953 – Dee Snider, American singer-songwriter and lead vocalist of Twisted Sister (70).
- 1965 – Bret Michaels, American singer-songwriter and lead vocalist of Poison (60).
- 1970 – Mark Hoppus, American musician and bassist of Blink-182 (55).
- 1975 – Eva Longoria, American actress known for her role in “Desperate Housewives” (50).
- 1975 – will.i.am, American rapper and member of The Black Eyed Peas (50).
Today’s Deaths:
- 1937 – H.P. Lovecraft, American writer known for his works of horror fiction (age 46).
- 1975 – Aristotle Onassis, Greek shipping magnate and husband of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (age 69).
- 2011 – Nate Dogg, American singer and rapper known for his collaborations in West Coast hip-hop (age 41).
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