This Day in History, April 25th

1719 - Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe is published.

1792 - Highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier becomes first person executed by guillotine.

1847 - The last survivors of the Donner Party come out of the wilderness.

1898 - Spanish American War: The U.S. Declares War on Spain.

1944 - The United Negro College Fund is incorporated, because a mind is a terrible thing to waste.

Harlem Globe Trotter Meadowlark Lemon and Scent of a Woman's Al Pacino were born on this day in different years. Talia Shire was also born on this day in some random year. She's a horrible actress who's been in 2 of the biggest movie sets of all time: The Godfather Trilogy and the Rocky movies.