1. Louisiana State University was founded on January 25, 1860. Originally named Louisiana State Seminary of Learning and Military Academy, it was established by an act of the Louisiana General Assembly as a land grant college.

2. In 1915, a Great Fire broke out in New Orleans on January 25, destroying over 2,000 buildings in the city's French Quarter and downtown area. The blaze raged for several days and caused over $5 million in damages.

3. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal was born on January 25, 1971. He served as Governor from 2008-2016 and was the first Indian-American to hold the position of Governor of a U.S. state.

4. On January 25, 1919, the world's first international air mail service began operating between Vancouver, British Columbia, and Seattle, Washington, with a stopover in Victoria, British Columbia. The service was operated by the British Columbia Aviation Company, using a single-engine de Havilland DH-4 biplane.

5. Jazz musician and New Orleans native, Fats Domino, passed away on January 25, 2017, at the age of 89. Domino was known for his hits "Blueberry Hill" and "Ain't That a Shame" and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.