JULY 25 | Birthdays and Events
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Notable Birthdays for July 25
Henry Knox (1750-1806) - The first States Secretary of War for the U.S.
George Vashon (1824-1878) - The first Black American lawyer to offer services in NY.
Flora Adams Darling (1840-1910) - Founder of the Daughters of American Revolution.
Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) - Considered one of America's most prolific painters, sculptors, and photographers.
Estelle Getty (1923-2008) - Actress who played Sophia Petrillo on The Golden Girls.
Emmett Till (1941-1955) - Black teenager who was kidnapped and lynched in Mississippi after being accused of offending some white women in a grocery store.
Geoffrey Zakarian (1959-Still Living) - Food Network chef, including appearances on Chopped and Iron Chef of America.
Matt LeBlanc (1967-Still Living) - Actor who played the iconic character Joey Tribbiani in Friends.
Memorable Events for July 25
1729 - North Carolina becomes a royal colony.
1850 - Gold is discovered in the Rogue River (Oregon).
1854 - Walter Hunt receives the first patent for a paper shirt collar.
1868 - Congress forms Wyoming Territory, which included the Dakotas, Utah, and Idaho.
1871 - Wilhelm Schneider receive a patent for the "Carousel."
1983 - The first non-human primate, a baboon, is conceived in a lab dish in TX.
2016 - Verizon purchases Yahoo for $4.83 billion.