Today In History: A big day for Seattle milestones

July 25. On this day in 1940, American swimmer John Sigmund began what would become the longest solo swim of all time—89 hours and 46 minutes down the Mississippi River from St. Louis to Caruthersville, Missouri, covering 292 miles. In 1943, the USS Harmon, the first warship named after an African American, was launched. In 1964, The Beatles' album A Hard Day’s Night hit #1 on the charts, where it stayed for 14 weeks. Just five years later, in 1969, 70,000 music fans gathered for the Seattle Pop Festival. In 1991, Mariners slugger Jay Buhner smashed a 479-foot home run in Yankee Stadium. And in movie history, 1993 saw the release of Sleepless in Seattle, the beloved romantic comedy starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. A day rich with milestones in sports, music, and culture. And that’s your Almanac for today—only on Northwest Newsradio.