This Day In History

January 25
1917
Ilya Prigogine, Russian scientist, Nobel laureate (d. 2003) is born.
1918
Ukraine declares independence from Bolshevik Russia.
1919
The League of Nations is founded.
1945
World War II: The Battle of the Bulge ends.
1955
The Soviet Union ends state of war with Germany.
1961
In Washington, D.C. John F. Kennedy delivers the first live presidential television news conference.
2004
Opportunity rover (MER-B) lands on surface of Mars.