Today is Thursday, Jan. 25, the 25th day of 2007. There are 340 days left in the year. On this date in 1981, the 52 Americans held hostage by Iran for 444 days arrive in the United States.

Today is Thursday, Jan. 25, the 25th day of 2007. There are 340 days left in the year. On this date in 1981, the 52 Americans held hostage by Iran for 444 days arrive in the United States.
In 1787, Shays's Rebellion suffers a setback when debt-ridden farmers led by Capt. Daniel Shays fail to capture an arsenal at Springfield, Mass. In 1890, reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) of the New York World completes a round-the-world journey in 72 days, six hours and 11 minutes. In 1890, the United Mine Workers of America is founded. In 1915, the inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, inaugurates U.S. transcontinental telephone service. In 1946, the United Mine Workers rejoins the American Federation of Labor. In 1947, American gangster Al Capone dies in Miami Beach, Fla., at age 48.
January 25, 1982: Ronald D. Anderson, president of Universal Development and Anderson Equity Investments Co., tenders an offer to purchase 832,200 outstanding shares of GF Business Equipment Co. Anderson already owns 18 percent of GF and would own 51 percent if he succeeds in buying the outstanding shares.
Edward J. DeBartolo's San Francisco 49ers defeat the Cincinnati Bengals, 26-21, in the Super Bowl at Pontiac, Mich.
The WRTA announces that buses will stop rolling Feb. 27 unless a 2-mill operating levy is approved by voters in a special election Feb. 2.
January 25, 1967: A 13-year-old inmate of the Youngstown Juvenile Research Center and the part-time employee with whom he escaped are under arrest in Barnesville, Ga., after police became suspicious of a young white boy traveling with a Negro adult.
The Youngstown Osteopathic Hospital Association questions the authority of Common Pleas Judge Elwyn V. Jenkins in ordering the hospital to reinstate strikers.
The Lake County commissioners vote unanimously to support the Lake Erie-Ohio River Canal.
January 25, 1957: A two-seater T-33 jet plane crashes about 11/2 miles south of Wheatland, Pa. The pilots, Lt. Dale Freeden and Lt. Michael Thomson, from the Youngstown Air Force Base bail out and land safely.
Fire sweeps through an attic bedroom at 720 Olivette Court, claiming the life of Denise Salsgiver, 14 months old.
Ohio Gov. C. William O'Neill orders a 60-day moratorium on the issuance of bar or carryout permits by the Board of Liquor Control.
January 25, 1932: Capt. Byron F. Johnson of 1325 Bryson St., Youngstown, a Marine Corps air squadron officer, is awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in recognition of his outstanding service in June 1930 when he broke up a detachment of Sandino bandits in Nicaragua.
An increase in the city tax rate from 2.20 to 2.30 per 100 valuation looms as the result of a cash shortage in city funds.