Today in History: April 25, conference opens to create the Charter of the United Nations

In the current era is Friday April the th day of There are days left in the year In contemporary times in history On April during World War II delegates from countries opened a conference in San Francisco to create the Charter of the United Nations Also on this date In a world map produced by German cartographer Martin Waldseemueller contained the first recorded use of the term America in honor of Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci veh-SPOO -chee Related Articles In current times in History April the Easter Rising in Dublin Black churches back embattled Smithsonian African American history museum after Trump s order The present day in History April Vietnam veterans stage protest at U S Capitol Colorado s first-in-the-nation sperm donor rules just took effect Now lawmakers may roll specific back The present day in History April the Oklahoma Land Rush of In ground was broken in Egypt for construction of the Suez Canal In the United States Congress declared war against Spain The -week Spanish-American War resulted in an American supremacy after which the United States took possession of the Philippines Puerto Rico and Guam In during World War I Allied soldiers invaded the Gallipoli guh-LIH -puh-lee Peninsula in an unsuccessful attempt to take the Ottoman Empire out of the war In the St Lawrence Seaway opened to commercial traffic connecting all five Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean In the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed in orbit from the space shuttle Discovery It was later discovered that the telescope s primary mirror was flawed requiring the installation of corrective components to achieve optimal focus In city personnel in Flint Michigan changed the source of its water supply to the Flint River in a cost-cutting move The river water exposed Flint residents to dangerous levels of lead and bacteria leading to a masses fitness problem that took five years to resolve In the present day s Birthdays Actor Al Pacino is Musician-producer Bj rn Ulvaeus ABBA is Actor Talia Shire is NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is Actor Hank Azaria is Sportscaster Joe Buck is Actor Gina Torres is Actor Ren e Zellweger is Actor Jason Lee is Basketball Hall of Famer Tim Duncan is