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April 25, 2019 - 10:21 AM

Today is Thursday, April 25, the 115th day of 2019. There are 250 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On April 25, 1507, 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.

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In 1945, during World War II, U.S. and Soviet forces linked up on the Elbe River, a meeting that dramatized the collapse of Nazi Germany’s defenses. Delegates from some 50 countries gathered in San Francisco to organize the United Nations.

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In 1972, Polaroid Corp. introduced its SX-70 folding camera, which ejected self-developing photographs.

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