January 25th in History

1579: Treaty of Utrecht signed, marks beginning of Dutch Republic
1917: The United States buy the Virgin islands for 25 million dollars
1918: Russia declared a Soviets republic
1924: First modern Winter Olympic games held, in French alps
1955: US and Panama sign canal treaty
1972: World's first kidney and pancreatic tissue transplant carried out in London
1974: Dr Christian Barnard performs a heart transplant, leaving the original heart in place
1992: A selection of America's popular films begins showing on Soviet television
1993: Puerto Rico adds English as its second official language

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