At present in Historical past: March 25, Triangle Shirtwaist manufacturing facility hearth in New York kills 146 staff

At present is Tuesday, March 25, the 84th day of 2025. There are 281 days left within the yr.

At present in historical past:

On March 25, 1911, 146 folks, largely younger feminine immigrants, have been killed when a fireplace broke out on the Triangle Shirtwaist Co. garment manufacturing facility in New York; the tragedy led to authorized reforms for staff’ rights and office security.

Additionally on this date:

In 1894, Jacob S. Coxey started a march from Massillon (MA’-sih-luhn), Ohio, main an “army” of as many as 500 unemployed staff to Washington to demand assist from the federal authorities.

In 1931, within the so-called Scottsboro Boys case, 9 younger Black males have been taken off a prepare in Alabama and accused of raping two white girls; after years of convictions, loss of life sentences and imprisonment, they have been finally vindicated.

In 1947, a coal mud explosion contained in the Centralia Coal Co. Mine No. 5 in Washington County, Illinois, killed 111 miners; 31 survived.

In 1965, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led 25,000 folks to the Alabama state Capitol in Montgomery, finishing a five-day march from Selma to protest the denial of voting rights to Black People.

In 1975, King Faisal of Saudi Arabia was assassinated by his nephew, Prince Faisal bin Musaid. (Faisal bin Musaid was executed for the killing three months later.)

In 1990, 87 folks have been killed when hearth raced via the Comfortable Land social membership in New York Metropolis. (The hearth was set by Julio Gonzalez, who had been thrown out of the membership following an argument together with his girlfriend; Gonzalez died in jail in 2016.)

In 1996, an 81-day standoff by the Montana Freemen, an antigovernment militia, started at a ranch close to Jordan, Montana.

At present’s Birthdays:
Movie critic Gene Shalit is 99.
Former astronaut James Lovell is 97.
Activist and writer Gloria Steinem is 91.
Musician Elton John is 78.
Actor Bonnie Bedelia is 77.
Actor Marcia Cross is 63.
Writer Kate DiCamillo is 61.
Actor Lisa Homosexual Hamilton is 61.
Actor Sarah Jessica Parker is 60.
Baseball Corridor of Famer Tom Glavine is 59.
Comic-actor Alex Moffat (TV: “Saturday Night Live”) is 43.
Actor-singer Katharine McPhee is 41.
Comic-actor Chris Redd (TV: “Saturday Night Live”) is 40.
Rapper Huge Sean is 37.
Actor Mikey Madison is 26.