Today in History: April 25, conference opens to create the Charter of the United Nations

In contemporary times is Friday April the th day of There are days left in the year This day in history On April during World War II delegates from countries opened a conference in San Francisco to create the Charter of the United Nations Also on this date In 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 veh-SPOO -chee Related Articles A Detroit nonprofit s former finance chief gets years for million theft Judge maintains death penalty as realizable punishment for Bryan Kohberger despite autism assessment Google s parent begins year with robust progress despite legal competitive and economic threats ICE preparing for second surge in arrests in Greater Boston North Dakota enacts nation s first law shielding Roundup s maker from several cancer lawsuits In ground was broken in Egypt for construction of the Suez Canal In the United States Congress declared war against Spain The -week Spanish-American War resulted in an American achievement after which the United States took possession of the Philippines Puerto Rico and Guam In during World War I Allied soldiers invaded the Gallipoli guh-LIH -puh-lee Peninsula in an unsuccessful attempt to take the Ottoman Empire out of the war In the St Lawrence Seaway opened to commercial traffic connecting all five Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean In the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed in orbit from the space shuttle Discovery It was later discovered that the telescope s primary mirror was flawed requiring the installation of corrective components to achieve optimal focus In city agents in Flint Michigan changed the source of its water supply to the Flint River in a cost-cutting move The river water exposed Flint residents to dangerous levels of lead and bacteria leading to a society healthcare emergency that took five years to resolve In current times s Birthdays Actor Al Pacino is Musician-producer Bj rn Ulvaeus ABBA is Actor Talia Shire is NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is Actor Hank Azaria is Sportscaster Joe Buck is Actor Gina Torres is Actor Ren e Zellweger is Actor Jason Lee is Basketball Hall of Famer Tim Duncan is