Today in History- 25th January

International Events: 25th January
Year	Event
1881	Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company.
1915	Alexander Graham Bell inaugurated transcontinental telephone service.
1924	The first Winter Olympic Games starts at Chamonix, France.
1971	General Idi Amin seizes power from President Milton Obote.
1971	Himachal Prdesh becomes the 18th State.
1980	Mother Teresa is honored with Bharat Ratna.
2005	340 people were killed in a stampede at Mandhar Devi temple Satara district, Maharashtra.