September 25th News and Events from History on your Birthday

September 25th News and Events from History on your Birthday

This day in History for the 25th September

September 25th What Happened on the day you were born on This day in History

1923 Scotland

25th September, 1923 : In one of the worst colliery disasters in Scottish history the pit wall between an old abandoned pit and the pit the miners were in gave way allowing the water from the old pit to flood into the pit where the miners were working, the collapse was so quick that the pit flooded almost intravenously drowning 70 miners. 1923

1924 Switzerland

25th September, 1924 : A major landslide in Someo crushed 20 homes and partially buried them leaving most of the villagers buried or swept away and up to 20 dead 1924

1936 England

25th September, 1936 : A new faster service between England and America is soon to be started using the latest and fastest passenger flying boat built "The Caledonian" from Imperial Airways. This four engine flying boat will begin regular services between the United States and great Britain shortly.1936

1946 USA

25th September, 1946 : 75 ships have been quarantined until tests for radioactive contamination are completed, they are suspected to have have high radio activity due to the nuclear atom bomb testing at Bikini Atoll. 1946

1949 Vatican

25th September, 1949 : The pope has asked the worlds leaders to end this path to self destruction through the development of bigger and more destructive Nuclear weapons and use the money to help some of the worlds needy and starving. 1949

1956 U.S.A. / Europe

25th September, 1956 : The first underwater telephone service from the United States to Europe begins today using two 2,250 mile cables under the Atlantic Ocean to provide the clearest all wire voice link between the two continents. 1956

1957 U.S.A.

25th September, 1957 : Federal troops charged defiant teenagers and other protestors with fixed bayonets to ensure the way was clear for the expected arrival of African American Students to attend high school today in Little Rock Arkansas. They were moved into the violence ridden area on the direct orders of the President of The United States. 1957

1957 U.S.A.

25th September, 1957: A Pacific Southwest Airlines jet collides in mid-air with a small Cessna over San Diego, killing 153 people 1957

1962 Ireland

25th September, 1962: An international rescue operation in a gale whipped Atlantic continued today in an attempt to find survivors from a chartered Super Constellation aircraft which was downed 500 miles off the coast of Ireland when 3 of it's 4 engines failed , so far 55 of the crew and passengers have been rescued out of the total of 78 on board. 1962

1981 United Kingdom

25th September, 1981 : Rupert Murdoch has shut down the Sunday Times due to an industrial dispute with 101 members of the Printers Union and suspended 1,400 staff on indefinite suspension without pay 1981

1995 Bosnia

25th September, 1995 : Attempts to end the fighting in Bosnia and Herzegovina have made little progress as the Serbs have not responded and Bosnians have withdrawn from the talks in New York stating insufficient guarantees have been provided for the safety of its people and the Sarajevo siege must be lifted before they will continue talks. 1995

September 25th 1963 Meat Prices

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