July 25: What Happened on This Day in History (High_school Level)?

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1. In 1593, France's Protestant King Henri IV converts to Roman Catholicism.
2. In 1814, George Stephenson introduced the first steam locomotive.
3. In 1871, the carousel was patented by Wilhelm Schneider, Davenport, Iowa.
4. In 1918,Annette Adams was sworn in as first woman district attorney of the United States in California.
5. In 1933, Duke Ellington played the first live radio concert.
6. In 1952, Puerto Rico became a self-governing Commonwealth of the US.
7. In 1961, Roger Maris hits home runs 37, 38, 39 & 40 in a doubleheader. He hit 61 runs total for the season, breaking Babe Ruth's record.
8. In 1978, Louise Joy Brown, the First "Test Tube" baby is born in Oldham General Hospital, UK.
9. In 1984, Svetlanan Savitskaya, a Soviet cosmonaut, became the first woman to walk in space.
10. In 2009, California became the first state to ban trans fat from food.
11. Famous Birthdays: Arthur Balfour (British Statesman),Maxfield Parrish (American painter), Verdine White (musician), Matt LeBlanc (actor)

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