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April 25 Through the Years 

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

 1792- La Marseillaise is composed

  1847-.The Last survivors of the Donner Party are brought out if the wilderness

 1898- US declares war on Spain 

 1938- US Supreme Court rules on Erie Railroad Co. vs Tompkins

 1944- The United Negro College Fund is incorporated 

 1953- Francis Crick and James Watson publishes their book on the Double Helix of DNA

1954- The First practical solar cell is demonstrated

1959- The Saint Lawrence Seaway is opened