Today in History 07/25 (World’s First IVF Baby)

Born: Jul 25, 1978 (age 40) · Oldham, United Kingdom
Nationality: British
Spouse: Wesley Mullinder (m. 2004)
Parents: John Brown (Father) · Lesley Brown (Mother)
Children: Cameron (Son) · Aiden (Son)
Siblings: Natalie BrownHighlights
- 2004: In 2004, Brown married nightclub doorman (bouncer) Wesley Mullinder.
- 2006: Brown’s father died in 2006.
- 2012: Her mother died on 6 June 2012 in Bristol Royal Infirmary at the age of 64 due to complications from a gallbladder infection.
- 2013: Brown’s second son, Aiden Patrick Robert, was born in August 2013.

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(1978) World’s first IVF baby born.
Also on this day,
306 CE | An epoch-spanning emperor, Constantine, comes to power
Also on this day,
306 CE | An epoch-spanning emperor, Constantine, comes to power
Constantine I is proclaimed leader of Rome’s western empire and he will go on to lay the groundwork for the Byzantine Empire, found the nexus of global power in Constantinople, and become known as Constantine the Great, one of history’s most profound game changers.1898 | A land invasion nets the US a Caribbean commonwealth, Puerto Rico
Launching a land offensive in the Puerto Rican Campaign, the United States lands 1,300 US infantry soldiers at Puerto Rico’s Guánica Harbor, where they find no resistance. American forces will secure the island in a month’s time, and Spain will cede Puerto Rico to the US as the Spanish-American War ends.1965 | Folk music icon, Bob Dylan, plugs in at Newport
Bob Dylan feels like changing things up at the premier showcase of his musical genre, the Newport Folk Festival. The 24-year-old takes the stage with an electric guitar and a rock band, and as an amplified version of ‘Maggie’s Farm’ blasts out, popular music is changed forever.
Today in History 07/25/17

Start date: May 08, 1898
End date: Aug 13, 1898
Historical Map of the Puerto Rican Campaign Illustrating Operations July 25-August 12, 1898, and showing Municipality borders in 1898. (Blue} are US Naval Forces, {Red} are US land forces, and {Green} are Spanish ground forces.
Map of Puerto Rico under the USA and Spanish flags from August 14 til September 19, 1898. The 23 blue-colored municipalities are under USA flag and the 55 yellow-colored municipalities are under Spanish flag
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