August 25th What Happened on the day you were born on This day in History
For Those With Birthdays or looking for specific year these years are Included on this date 1923, 1934, 1944, 1945, 1950, 1956, 1967, 1975, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007,
1944 World War II Paris Liberated
Aug. 25, 1944: Paris is liberated after more than four years of Nazi occupation by the French 2nd Armored Division and the U.S. 4th Infantry Division and General Charles de Gaulle who had been the leader of the free French forces enters Paris the next day.
Aug. 25, 1944: Paris is liberated after more than four years of Nazi occupation by the French 2nd Armored Division and the U.S. 4th Infantry Division and General Charles de Gaulle who had been the leader of the free French forces enters Paris the next day.
1916 U.S.A. National Park Service
Aug. 25, 1916 : The National Park Service is established by congress with the "National Park Service Organic Act" to protect areas designated as national parks and the National Register of Historic Places. National Parks Website is http://www.nps.gov/
Aug. 25, 1916 : The National Park Service is established by congress with the "National Park Service Organic Act" to protect areas designated as national parks and the National Register of Historic Places. National Parks Website is http://www.nps.gov/
1923 U.S.A. New Record Set
Aug. 25, 1923: US Postal Service Aviators have set a new record to span the continent at 27hrs 14 minutes breaking the previous record set by Army Aviators last May. They are excited over the implications that they can provide a quicker service to customers throughout the Nation.
Aug. 25, 1923: US Postal Service Aviators have set a new record to span the continent at 27hrs 14 minutes breaking the previous record set by Army Aviators last May. They are excited over the implications that they can provide a quicker service to customers throughout the Nation.
1934 U.S.A. The America Cup
Aug. 25, 1934: America has reigned supreme in The America Cup 14 times since 1851 but this may well be the series when England takes the Cup back from it's home in the New York Yacht Club . Sir Thomas Lipton spent over $5,000,000 dollars trying to win it back for England but failed each time but now there is a new British Challenger T.O.M. Sopwith in his steel yacht Endeavour which has been undefeated since it started it's campaign, and the well informed believe he may well achieve what Sir Thomas Lipton could not. The series of races is due to start on September 15th in Newport Rhode Island.
Aug. 25, 1934: America has reigned supreme in The America Cup 14 times since 1851 but this may well be the series when England takes the Cup back from it's home in the New York Yacht Club . Sir Thomas Lipton spent over $5,000,000 dollars trying to win it back for England but failed each time but now there is a new British Challenger T.O.M. Sopwith in his steel yacht Endeavour which has been undefeated since it started it's campaign, and the well informed believe he may well achieve what Sir Thomas Lipton could not. The series of races is due to start on September 15th in Newport Rhode Island.
1945 Great Britain Evacuees Back Home
August 25, 1945: After nearly 4 years away from home children are being reunited with parents, some who were evacuated to as far away as America, these children and parents will have a lot of catching up to do as well as adjusting back to a very different life. Many of the children were evacuated to rural areas in England and America and are going back to large cities.
August 25, 1945: After nearly 4 years away from home children are being reunited with parents, some who were evacuated to as far away as America, these children and parents will have a lot of catching up to do as well as adjusting back to a very different life. Many of the children were evacuated to rural areas in England and America and are going back to large cities.
1950 U.S.A. Railroads Under Army Control
Aug. 25, 1950: President Harry S. Truman issues an executive order putting America’s railroads under the control of the U.S. Army, two days later in anticipation of a strike by railway workers Unions, The strike continued for 21 months at which time Unions agreed to the administrations terms and went back to work
Aug. 25, 1950: President Harry S. Truman issues an executive order putting America’s railroads under the control of the U.S. Army, two days later in anticipation of a strike by railway workers Unions, The strike continued for 21 months at which time Unions agreed to the administrations terms and went back to work
1956 Egypt Suez canal
Aug. 25, 1956: President Nasser has come up with an alternative plan for the Suez canal offering guaranteed unimpeded shipping through the Suez canal in response to the demand for internationalization of the canal by 18 countries, the use of force is no longer on the agenda as all countries are now seeking a diplomatic solution to this problem.
Aug. 25, 1956: President Nasser has come up with an alternative plan for the Suez canal offering guaranteed unimpeded shipping through the Suez canal in response to the demand for internationalization of the canal by 18 countries, the use of force is no longer on the agenda as all countries are now seeking a diplomatic solution to this problem.
1967 U.S.A. American Nazi party
Aug. 25, 1967 : George Lincoln Rockwell, the leader of the American Nazi party has been shot and killed by a sniper at a shopping centre in Arlington, Virginia. George Lincoln Rockwell founded the American Nazi Party in 1959 which was originally known as the World Union of Free Enterprise and National Socialists.
Aug. 25, 1967 : George Lincoln Rockwell, the leader of the American Nazi party has been shot and killed by a sniper at a shopping centre in Arlington, Virginia. George Lincoln Rockwell founded the American Nazi Party in 1959 which was originally known as the World Union of Free Enterprise and National Socialists.
1967 Wales Beatles Study Transcendental Meditation
Aug. 25, 1967 : The Beatles Go to Bangor in Wales to study Transcendental Meditation under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi prior to the time spent on a training course in Rishikesh, India in 1968 where much of their White Album was written.
Aug. 25, 1967 : The Beatles Go to Bangor in Wales to study Transcendental Meditation under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi prior to the time spent on a training course in Rishikesh, India in 1968 where much of their White Album was written.
What Else Happened In 1975 U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen album "Born to Run" Released
Aug. 25, 1975 : The third Bruce Springsteen album "Born to Run" by is released, the album turns Springsteen into a worldwide superstar and is considered to be in the top all time 20 albums by most music critics.
Side one "Born to Run"
Thunder Road
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
Night
Backstreets
Side two "Born to Run"
Born to Run
She's the One
Meeting Across the River
Jungleland
Aug. 25, 1975 : The third Bruce Springsteen album "Born to Run" by is released, the album turns Springsteen into a worldwide superstar and is considered to be in the top all time 20 albums by most music critics.
Side one "Born to Run"
Thunder Road
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
Night
Backstreets
Side two "Born to Run"
Born to Run
She's the One
Meeting Across the River
Jungleland
1989 Space Voyager 2 Reaches Neptune
August 25, 1989: The unmanned Voyager 2 spacecraft has reached the Planet Neptune which is over two billion miles from Earth and sent back the first close-up pictures of Neptune and its satellite planets
August 25, 1989: The unmanned Voyager 2 spacecraft has reached the Planet Neptune which is over two billion miles from Earth and sent back the first close-up pictures of Neptune and its satellite planets
1991 Sweden First Release Of Linux
Aug. 25, 1991 : Linus Torvalds releases his first version of the Linux operating system kernel ( 0.01 of Linux ) " called 'Freax' in the makefile to the world and announces it through a Usenet posting on a newsgroup which could be found on the ftp server at the Helsinki University of Technology (HUT ) . The Linux operating system is a Unix-like operating system kernel and is distributed under GNU General Public License. The original kernel was based on earlier work done by Richard Stallman on the GNU Project, started in 1984. The majority of the servers on the internet I.E. ( where this site and millions of others ) use Apache software that runs on top of the Linux kernel.
Aug. 25, 1991 : Linus Torvalds releases his first version of the Linux operating system kernel ( 0.01 of Linux ) " called 'Freax' in the makefile to the world and announces it through a Usenet posting on a newsgroup which could be found on the ftp server at the Helsinki University of Technology (HUT ) . The Linux operating system is a Unix-like operating system kernel and is distributed under GNU General Public License. The original kernel was based on earlier work done by Richard Stallman on the GNU Project, started in 1984. The majority of the servers on the internet I.E. ( where this site and millions of others ) use Apache software that runs on top of the Linux kernel.
1992 Great Britain Diana Phone Call Recorded
Aug. 25, 1992: The Sun Newspaper has published a recorded telephone conversation with an unknown woman who may or may not be Diana the Princess of Wales talking to an unknown man about her unhappy marriage, They have now made the tape available on a 95 cents per minute telephone service and thousands are paying up to $22.00 to listen to the full recording.
Aug. 25, 1992: The Sun Newspaper has published a recorded telephone conversation with an unknown woman who may or may not be Diana the Princess of Wales talking to an unknown man about her unhappy marriage, They have now made the tape available on a 95 cents per minute telephone service and thousands are paying up to $22.00 to listen to the full recording.
1997 Germany Egon Krenz Sentenced
Aug. 25, 1997 : The former East German leader, Egon Krenz, is found guilty of instigating a shoot-to-kill policy by border guards against people trying to flee East Germany and is sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison.
Aug. 25, 1997 : The former East German leader, Egon Krenz, is found guilty of instigating a shoot-to-kill policy by border guards against people trying to flee East Germany and is sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison.
2003 India Bombay Car Bombing
Aug. 25, 2003 : Two powerful bombs planted in taxis, are exploded in busy Bombay area's, One outside the Taj Mahal Hotel in the major tourist area of Gateway of India, and the other at a busy jewellery market, both were during the busy lunchtime period killing at least 44 people and injuring nearly 150.
Aug. 25, 2003 : Two powerful bombs planted in taxis, are exploded in busy Bombay area's, One outside the Taj Mahal Hotel in the major tourist area of Gateway of India, and the other at a busy jewellery market, both were during the busy lunchtime period killing at least 44 people and injuring nearly 150.
2004 U.S.A. Number of Americans with no health insurance increases
Aug. 25, 2004 : The US Census Bureau has released new figures which indicate 15.6% of the population of the United States do not have health insurance ( 45 million ) . The reasons range from companies providing less health insurance and vastly increased premiums for health insurance. One additional interesting statistic is that estimates put the number of those who declare bankruptcy due to medical debts at more that 60% of all bankruptcies ( This figure does include those with Health Insurance but who could not afford the co-pay payments which are dependent on quality and level of the health insurance cover.)
Aug. 25, 2004 : The US Census Bureau has released new figures which indicate 15.6% of the population of the United States do not have health insurance ( 45 million ) . The reasons range from companies providing less health insurance and vastly increased premiums for health insurance. One additional interesting statistic is that estimates put the number of those who declare bankruptcy due to medical debts at more that 60% of all bankruptcies ( This figure does include those with Health Insurance but who could not afford the co-pay payments which are dependent on quality and level of the health insurance cover.)
2005 U.S.A. Katrina Makes First Landfall
August 25, 2005 : Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in Florida between Hallandale Beach and Aventura, Florida Mid Morning as a Category 1 hurricane sustained wind speeds of 125 mph, Storm Surge is about 5ft. The Hurricane leaves over 1 million without power and 12 dead. Hurricane Katrina Timeline
August 25, 2005 : Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in Florida between Hallandale Beach and Aventura, Florida Mid Morning as a Category 1 hurricane sustained wind speeds of 125 mph, Storm Surge is about 5ft. The Hurricane leaves over 1 million without power and 12 dead. Hurricane Katrina Timeline
2005 Swaziland Tassels Removed
August 25, 2005 : The king of Swaziland King Mswati III has ended the end of a sex ban when girls wore woollen tassels symbolizing chastity. The ban was in answer to the countries statistics with 40% of Swazi citizens being HIV positive.
August 25, 2005 : The king of Swaziland King Mswati III has ended the end of a sex ban when girls wore woollen tassels symbolizing chastity. The ban was in answer to the countries statistics with 40% of Swazi citizens being HIV positive.
2007 U.S.A. Iphone unlocked
Aug. 25, 2007 : A teen in New Jersey has managed to unlock the Iphone which will allow buyers to use the Iphone on other networks other than the official AT&T network. AT&T and Apple have a joint agreement which means the Iphone can only be sold with an AT&T contract which means Apple receive an additional fee from AT&T and can sell the actual phone cheaper than is would otherwise be.
Aug. 25, 2007 : A teen in New Jersey has managed to unlock the Iphone which will allow buyers to use the Iphone on other networks other than the official AT&T network. AT&T and Apple have a joint agreement which means the Iphone can only be sold with an AT&T contract which means Apple receive an additional fee from AT&T and can sell the actual phone cheaper than is would otherwise be.
