MARCH 25
1975:King Faisal of Saudi Arabia is assassinated by his nephew, Prince Faisal bin Musaid, in Riyadh. Although the prince would be officially declared insane, he was convicted of regicide and beheaded in June 1975.
1634: Leonard Calvert, the younger brother of the second Lord Baltimore, leads a group of English settlers to found St. Mary's on the eastern coast of the newly chartered Maryland colony. March 25 is now celebrated as Maryland Day in that state.
1939: Billboard magazine publishes its first chart of top-selling country music, although the listing is originally titled "Hillbilly Records."
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