On This Day In History – Oct 25th

Light bulbs and Niagara Falls and dead singers and Madonna's naughty book and funny Julia.

Four years ago - In 2018, Julia Louis-Dreyfus was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

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19 years ago - In 2003, a guy named Kirk Jones became the First Person to Survive Going Over Niagara Falls Without Safety Devices. He was charged with illegally performing a stunt.

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27 years ago - In 1995, Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon OD'd on heroin. He was only 28.

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30 years ago - In 1992, Madonna's picture book, "Sex", went on sale for $49.95.

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143 years ago - In 1879, Thomas Edison turned on the First Working Light Bulb in Menlo Park, New Jersey. It shined for 40 hours.

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