WHAT HAPPENED ON 25. JANUARY
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Ukraine declares independence from Bolshevik Russia. (25. January 1918)

The League of Nations is founded. (25. January 1919)

The 1924 Winter Olympics opens in Chamonix, in the French Alps, inaugurating the Winter Olympic Games. (25. January 1924)

Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese National Revolutionary Army begins its defense of Harbin. (25. January 1932)

The Guiding Light debuts on NBC radio from Chicago. In 1952 it moves to CBS television, where it remains until Sept. 18, 2009. (25. January 1937)

Pope Pius XII elevates the Apostolic Vicariate of the Hawaiian Islands to the dignity of a diocese. It becomes the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu. (25. January 1941)

World War II: Thailand declares war on the United States and United Kingdom. (25. January 1942)

Florence Li Tim-Oi is ordained in China, becoming the first woman Anglican priest. (25. January 1944)

World War II: The Battle of the Bulge ends. (25. January 1945)

The United Mine Workers rejoins the American Federation of Labor. (25. January 1946)

Thomas Goldsmith Jr. files a patent for a cathode ray tubeamusement device (25. January 1947)

At the Hollywood Athletic Club the first Emmy Awards are presented. (25. January 1949)

The Soviet Union ends the state of war with Germany. (25. January 1955)

The National Association of Broadcasters reacts to the "payola" scandal by threatening fines for any disc jockeys who accept money for playing particular records. (25. January 1960)

In Washington, D.C. John F. Kennedy delivers the first live presidential television news conference. (25. January 1961)

Brazilian Army captain Carlos Lamarca deserts in order to fight against the military dictatorship, taking with him 10 machine guns and 63 rifles. (25. January 1969)

Charles Manson and three female "Family" members are found guilty of the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders. (25. January 1971)

Idi Amin leads a coup deposing Milton Obote and becomes Uganda's president. (25. January 1971)

Pope John Paul II starts his first official papal visits outside Italy to the Bahamas, Dominican Republic and Mexico. (25. January 1979)

Mother Teresa is honored with India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna (25. January 1980)