#TodayInHistory: Michael Jordan bags 10,000th NBA point!

Know your history, today January 25

1989 – Michael Jordan scores his 10,000th NBA point in his 5th season

1991 – Soap opera “Generation’s” last episode after a 2½ year run

1949 – 1st Israeli election – Ben-Gurion’s Mapai party wins

1939 – Earthquake hits Chillan Chile, 10,000 killed

1971 – Military coup in Uganda under Gen Idi Amin Dada

1974 – Christian Barnard transplants 1st human heart without removal of old

1998 – Spice Girl Victoria Beckham (Posh) and soccer player David Beckham get engaged

1554 – Founding of São Paulo city, Brazil.

1942 – World War II: Thailand declares war on the United States and United Kingdom.

1964 – U.S.A. The Beatles “I Want To Hold Your Hand” The Beatles get their first number one with “I Want To Hold Your Hand” on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

1929 – Flora Shaw (Lady Lugard), British journalist and writer known for suggesting the name “Nigeria” died in Surrey, England on January 25, 1929. Born 19 December 1852, she died 25 January 1929.

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