On This Day: 25th January
National Voters' Day
1980 – Mother Teresa is honored with India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna.
1945 – World War II: The Battle of the Bulge ends.
1533 – Henry VIII of England secretly marries his second wife Anne Boleyn.
In order to encourage more young voters to take part in the political process, Government of India has decided to celebrate January 25 every year as "National Voters' Day". It has been started from 25 January 2011 to mark the foundation day of Election Commission of India.