Chongzhen Emperor Commits Suicide Ending The Ming Dynasty

On April 25, 1644

The Chongzhen Emperor died by suicide during a peasant rebellion.

Zhu Youjian, the Chongzhen Emperor, was the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

This Day in History - April 25

1931

Porsche was officially added to the commercial register in Germany.

2015

Kathmandu, Nepal, was devastated by a major earthquake.

1953

Francis Crick & James Watson's discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA was formally announced.

1947

President Harry Truman opened the two-lane White House bowling alley.

1985

Germany banned the denial of Nazi genocide against Jewish people during the Holocaust.

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