January 25th

Today's Highlight in History:
On January 25th, 1890, reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) of the %26quot;New York World%26quot; received a tumultuous welcome home after she completed a round-the-world journey in 72 days, six hours and eleven minutes.

On this date:
In 1533, England's King Henry the Eighth secretly married his second wife, Anne Boleyn (who later gave birth to Elizabeth the First).

In 1787, Shays's Rebellion suffered a setback when debt-ridden farmers led by Captain Daniel Shays failed to capture an arsenal at Springfield, Massachusetts.

In 1890, the United Mine Workers of America was founded.

In 1915, the inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, inaugurated US transcontinental telephone service.