August 25 in History
What happened on August 25 in history?
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on august 25 in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened on august 25 in history.
?>2012
Severe flooding in Myanmar.
1991
The Airbus A340 makes its first flight.
1991
Belarus gains independence from the USSR.
1991
Croatian War of Independence: Battle of Vukovar begins, an 87-day siege of a Croatian city by the Yugoslav People’s Army (JNA), supported by various Serbian paramilitary forces.
1989
NASA scientists receive stunning photographs of Neptune and its moons from Voyager 2.
1989
Mayumi Moriyama, formerly head of Japan’s Environmental Agency, becomes Japan’s first female cabinet secretary
1981
Voyager 2 spacecraft makes its closest approach to Saturn.
1980
Zimbabwe joins the United Nations.
1950
President Harry Truman orders the U.S. Army to seize control of the nation’s railroads to avert a strike.
1948
The House Un-American Activities Committee holds first-ever televised congressional hearing.
1944
Paris is liberated from German occupation by Free French Forces under General Jacques LeClerc.
1943
The Allies complete the occupation of New Georgia.
1941
British and Soviet forces enter Iran, opening up a route to supply the Soviet Union.
1940
The first parachute wedding ceremony is performed by Rev. Homer Tomlinson at the New York City World’s Fair for Arno Rudolphi and Ann Hayward. The minister, bride and groom, best man, maid of honor and four musicians were all suspended from parachutes.
1925
A. Phillip Randolph organizes the Sleeping Car Porters’ Union.
1921
The United States, which never ratified the Versailles Treaty ending World War I, finally signs a peace treaty with Germany.
1916
The National Park Service is established as part of the Department of the Interior.
1875
“Captain” Matthew Webb becomes the first man to swim across the English Channel.
1864
Confederate General A.P. Hill pushes back Union General Winfield Scott Hancock from Reams Station where his army has spent several days destroying railroad tracks.
1862
Union and Confederate troops skirmish at Waterloo Bridge, Virginia, during the Second Bull Run Campaign.
1830
The “Tom Thumb” steam locomotive runs its famous race with a horse-drawn car. The horse wins because the engine, which had been ahead, breaks down.
1765
In protest over the stamp tax, American colonists sack and burn the home of Massachusetts governor Thomas Hutchinson.
1758
The Prussian army defeats the invading Russians at the Battle of Zorndorf.
1346
Edward III of England defeats Philip VI’s army at the Battle of Crecy in France.