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On This Day: January 25

7 verified moments happened on January 25. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

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  1. 1787🌾 Debt-burdened farmers led by Daniel Shays storm toward the federal armory at Springfield, Massachusetts, but are repelled by cannon fire from the state militia.USA 250 · Source: Mass Moments, rebels attack Springfield arsenal (Jan 25 1787)
  2. 1924⛷️ The first Winter Olympic Games open in Chamonix, France, launching a new tradition of snow and ice competition.History · Source: Olympics.com, 'Chamonix 1924'; HISTORY (Jan 25 1924)
  3. 1949🏆 The very first Emmy Awards honor television in a tiny Los Angeles ceremony handing out just six statuettes.TV · Source: Wikipedia: 1st Primetime Emmy Awards (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Primetime_Emmy_Awards)
  4. 1981Jim Plunkett and the Oakland Raiders top the Eagles to become the first wild-card team to win the Super Bowl.Pro Football · Source: Wikipedia, 'Super Bowl XV' (Jan 25 1981)
  5. 1997Tiger Woods makes a hole-in-one on the 16th at the Phoenix Open as the crowd eruptsSports · Source: PGA Tour, 'When Tiger raised the roof'; ESPN, 'Tiger Woods' ace at the Phoenix Open' (Saturday, January 25, 1997)
  6. 1997Fritz Strobl rockets down the Streif in Kitzbühel to set a downhill course record that stands for decades.Sports · Source: Wikipedia, "Streif"
  7. 1998John Elway and the Denver Broncos upset the defending-champion Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXIIPro Football · Source: Wikipedia: Super Bowl XXXII; ESPN boxscore (Jan 25, 1998)

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