July 25th What Happened on the day you were born on This day in History
2000 France Concorde Crash
25th July 2000 : An Air France Concorde jet bound for New York crashes upon takeoff in Paris killing everyone onboard as well as four people on the ground.
25th July 2000 : An Air France Concorde jet bound for New York crashes upon takeoff in Paris killing everyone onboard as well as four people on the ground.
1917 France Mata Hari
25th July 1917 : The exotic dancer Mata Hari is sentenced to execution by firing squad by a French court for spying on Germany's behalf during World War I.
25th July 1917 : The exotic dancer Mata Hari is sentenced to execution by firing squad by a French court for spying on Germany's behalf during World War I.
1921 U.S.A. Rum Runners
25th July 1921 : Rum runners are now taunting US authorities by sitting outside of the three mile limit with flags and signs saying come and get it. At night they disappear under cover of darkness to areas not patrolled and small fishing boats unload the cargo and deliver the booze back to shore.
25th July 1921 : Rum runners are now taunting US authorities by sitting outside of the three mile limit with flags and signs saying come and get it. At night they disappear under cover of darkness to areas not patrolled and small fishing boats unload the cargo and deliver the booze back to shore.
1939 England IRA Bomb
25th July 1939 : A bomb planted in a baggage room on a London Railway station by the IRA has injured 14 people many seriously , the bomb is believed to have been planted by the Irish Republican Army.
25th July 1939 : A bomb planted in a baggage room on a London Railway station by the IRA has injured 14 people many seriously , the bomb is believed to have been planted by the Irish Republican Army.
1943 Italy Benito Mussolini
25th July 1943 : Benito Mussolini, the prime minister and dictator of Italy for 21 years, was forced from office .
25th July 1943 : Benito Mussolini, the prime minister and dictator of Italy for 21 years, was forced from office .
1952 Puerto Rico Self Governing Commonwealth Of US
25th July 1952 : After a number of years during which there were revolts including the Jayuya Uprising against the United States. Puerto Rico became a self-governing commonwealth of the United States. The head of state is still George Bush and the Federal Legislative Branch is the United States Congress. The country is currently run by the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico who hold control of the Puerto Rican House of Representatives and Senate who are campaigning for the right of Statehood for Puerto Rico.
25th July 1952 : After a number of years during which there were revolts including the Jayuya Uprising against the United States. Puerto Rico became a self-governing commonwealth of the United States. The head of state is still George Bush and the Federal Legislative Branch is the United States Congress. The country is currently run by the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico who hold control of the Puerto Rican House of Representatives and Senate who are campaigning for the right of Statehood for Puerto Rico.
1956 U.S.A. Ocean Liners Collide
25th July 1956 : The Italian ocean liner Andrea Doria and the Swedish ocean liner Stockholm collide in a heavy Atlantic fog off the island of Nantucket on the New England coast. Fifty-one passengers and crew were killed in the collision, which ripped a great hole in the broad side of the Italian vessel Andrea Doria all 1,660 survivors were rescued from the ship before it sunk late the next morning.
25th July 1956 : The Italian ocean liner Andrea Doria and the Swedish ocean liner Stockholm collide in a heavy Atlantic fog off the island of Nantucket on the New England coast. Fifty-one passengers and crew were killed in the collision, which ripped a great hole in the broad side of the Italian vessel Andrea Doria all 1,660 survivors were rescued from the ship before it sunk late the next morning.
1969 U.S.A. Senator Edward Kennedy pleads guilty to Chappaquiddick
25th July 1969 : Senator Edward Kennedy pleads guilty to leaving the scene of a crime ( Car accident on the island of Chappaquiddick where Mary Jo Kopechne drowned )and has been sentenced to a two-month suspended jail sentence.
25th July 1969 : Senator Edward Kennedy pleads guilty to leaving the scene of a crime ( Car accident on the island of Chappaquiddick where Mary Jo Kopechne drowned )and has been sentenced to a two-month suspended jail sentence.
1973 Soviet Union Mars 5 Probe
25th July 1973 : The Soviet Union launched Mars 5, its second unmanned Mars probe on a six-month journey to the red planet.
25th July 1973 : The Soviet Union launched Mars 5, its second unmanned Mars probe on a six-month journey to the red planet.
1978 Great Britain First Test Tube Baby
25th July 1978 : Lesley Brown gave birth to the world's first test tube baby ( in-vitro fertilization ) delivered by caesarean section in Oldham, England. Dr. Patrick Steptoe and Dr. Robert Edwards developed the process to conceive a child in a laboratory and then plant in a uterus to develop normally.
25th July 1978 : Lesley Brown gave birth to the world's first test tube baby ( in-vitro fertilization ) delivered by caesarean section in Oldham, England. Dr. Patrick Steptoe and Dr. Robert Edwards developed the process to conceive a child in a laboratory and then plant in a uterus to develop normally.
1978 Great Britain Motability Scheme Launched
25th July 1978 : A new scheme in Britain ( Motability scheme ) to provide cars for disabled people is launched in Earl's Court, London. The scheme allows disabled people to use part of their mobility allowance to lease new, modified cars for the disabled.
25th July 1978 : A new scheme in Britain ( Motability scheme ) to provide cars for disabled people is launched in Earl's Court, London. The scheme allows disabled people to use part of their mobility allowance to lease new, modified cars for the disabled.
1986 India Hindu Murder
25th July 1986 : Masked Sikhs stopped an inter city bus in Punjab State and ordered all Hindus off the bus , they then shot and murdered the Hindus in a hail of automatic gunfire.
25th July 1986 : Masked Sikhs stopped an inter city bus in Punjab State and ordered all Hindus off the bus , they then shot and murdered the Hindus in a hail of automatic gunfire.
1992 Spain Barcelona Olympics
25th July 1992 : After 20 years of Boycotts of the Olympic games the Barcelona Olympic Games becomes the first games with no major boycotts and a record number of 169 nations taking part in the opening parade.
25th July 1992 : After 20 years of Boycotts of the Olympic games the Barcelona Olympic Games becomes the first games with no major boycotts and a record number of 169 nations taking part in the opening parade.
1999 France Lance Armstrong
25th July 1999 : Just three years after being diagnosed with testicular cancer, American Lance Armstrong won the first of seven consecutive Tour de France victories .
25th July 1999 : Just three years after being diagnosed with testicular cancer, American Lance Armstrong won the first of seven consecutive Tour de France victories .
2000 U.S.A. Dick Cheney
25th July 2000 : George Bush Chooses Dick Cheney to be his running mate on the Republican presidential ticket.
25th July 2000 : George Bush Chooses Dick Cheney to be his running mate on the Republican presidential ticket.
2007 Democratic Republic of Congo More Mountain Gorillas Killed
25th July 2007 : Four more mountain gorillas have been found shot in the Virunga National Park, home to 380 mountain gorillas over half the worlds population of this endangered species. Unlike many of the murders of these endangered animals this is not the work of poachers, but something even more sinister ( the latest speculation is that this is the work of rebels who think killing the endangered species is a way of hurting the Congolese authorities ). This brings the total killed this year to seven gorillas including 2 silverbacks earlier this year.
25th July 2007 : Four more mountain gorillas have been found shot in the Virunga National Park, home to 380 mountain gorillas over half the worlds population of this endangered species. Unlike many of the murders of these endangered animals this is not the work of poachers, but something even more sinister ( the latest speculation is that this is the work of rebels who think killing the endangered species is a way of hurting the Congolese authorities ). This brings the total killed this year to seven gorillas including 2 silverbacks earlier this year.
