This Day in History: March 25th

Here are 10 historical events that took place on March 25th, listed in chronological order:

1. 1306: Robert the Bruce becomes King of Scotland.
2. 1584: Sir Walter Raleigh is granted a patent to colonize Virginia.
3. 1655: Christiaan Huygens discovers Titan, the largest moon of Saturn.
4. 1807: The British Parliament abolishes the slave trade in the British Empire.
5. 1911: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City kills 146 garment workers, leading to significant changes in workplace safety regulations.
6. 1957: The Treaty of Rome establishes the European Economic Community (EEC), which later evolves into the European Union.
7. 1965: Civil rights activists lead the successful Selma to Montgomery marches for voting rights in Alabama, USA.
8. 1975: King Faisal of Saudi Arabia is assassinated by his nephew.
9. 1988: The Candle demonstration in Bratislava, Slovakia, marks the beginning of the Velvet Revolution against Communist rule in Czechoslovakia.
10. 1995: The WikiWikiWeb, the world’s first wiki, is established by Ward Cunningham.

These events span a wide range of historical and cultural significance across different parts of the world.

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