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- 0303 On a voyage preaching the gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France.
- 1066 The Battle of Stamford Bridge marks the end of the Anglo-Saxon era.
- 1396 Ottoman Emperor Bayezid I defeats a Christian army at the Battle of Nicopolis.
- 1492 Crewman on the Pinta sights "land"-a few weeks early
- 1493 Columbus sails on 2nd voyage to America
- 1513 Spanish explorer Vasco Nez de Balboa reached what would be known as the Pacific Ocean.
- 1513 Vasco Nu¤ez de Balboa is the first European to see the Pacific Ocean
- 1555 The Peace of Augsburg is signed in Augsburg by Charles V and the princes of the Schmalkaldic League.
- 1639 First printing press in America
- 1690 "Publick Occurrences Both Foreign and Domestick", the first newspaper to appear in the Americas, is published for the first and only time.
- 1690 Publick Occurrences, first US (Boston) newspaper, publish first & last ed
- 1789 Congress proposes Bill of Rights (10 of 12 will ratify)
- 1804 12th amendment to the US constitution, regulating judicial power
- 1804 The Teton Sioux (a subdivision of the Lakota) demand one of the boats from the Lewis and Clark Expedition as a toll for moving further upriver.
- 1846 U.S. forces led by Zachary Taylor captured the Mexican city of Monterrey.
- 1861 Secretary of US Navy authorizes enlistment of slaves
- 1868 The Imperial Russian steam frigate Alexander Neuski shipwrecks off Jutland while carrying Grand Duke Alexei of Russia.
- 1890 Congress establishes Yosemite National Park (Calif)
- 1906 In the presence of the king and before a great crowd, Leonardo Torres Quevedo successfully demonstrates the invention of the Telekino in the port of Bilbao, guiding a boat from the shore, in what is considered the birth of the Remote control.
- 1911 Ground is broken for Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1912 Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is founded in New York, New York.
- 1915 The Second Battle of Champagne begins.
- 1919 Pres Wilson becomes seriously ill and collapses after a speech
- 1926 Henry Ford announces the 8 hour, 5-day work week
- 1926 International slavery convention signed by 20 states
- 1929 Jimmy Doolittle performs the first blind flight from Mitchel Field proving that full Instrument Flying from take off to landing is possible.
- 1934 Lou Gehrig plays in his 1500th consecutive game
- 1934 Rainbow (US) beats Endeavour (England) in 16th America's Cup
- 1939 Versailles Peace Treaty forgot to include Andorra, so Andorra and Germany finally sign an official treaty ending WW I
- 1940 Cdn. Armed Merchanman Prince Rupert captures the German ship Wesser off Mexico
- 1941 Visitor posting - Harold K is born - Austria
- 1942 2,000 Jews are deported to Treblinka after a Jewish council chairman, Abraham Gamzu, refuses Gestapo demands to deliver Jews.
- 1942 Japanese withdrawal begins along Owen Stanley Trail starts
- 1944 Surviving elements of the British 1st Airborne Division withdraw from Arnhem in the Netherlands, thus ending Operation Market Garden.
- 1955 The Royal Jordanian Air Force is founded.
- 1957 300 US Army troops guard 9 black kids return to Central HS in Ark
- 1957 Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, is integrated through the use of United States Army troops.
- 1957 Soviet 7 year plan (1959-1965) announced
- 1959 Solomon Bandaranaike, prime minister of Sri Lanka is mortally wounded by a Buddhist monk, Talduwe Somarama, and dies the next day.
- 1960 Visitor posting - John David Franz is born - USA
- 1962 A black church is destroyed by fire in Macon Georgia
- 1962 Visitor posting - Jeffrey Andrew Danford was born to William and Mary Danford, wieighing in at 8 lbs. 11 ozs, and 21 inches long. The parents gave thanks to God for such a well-developed beautiful baby boy, an answer to their prayers!
- 1962 Weatherly (US) beats Gretel (Aust) in 19th running of America's Cup
- 1965 Beatle cartoon show begins in the US
- 1965 Visitor posting - Sept 25 1965 Frank Moyle and Maureen Anne Carmichael Married in Sanyford Methodist Church
- 1965 Visitor posting - Janet Lund and Stan Decowski married in Piscataway, NJ - USA
- 1967 Visitor posting - september 25 1967 stephen joseph is born in wrexham to maureen and colin
- 1968 Visitor posting - Mike McCusker of Glasgow, Scotland born. - United Kingdom
- 1968 Number one hit on UK music charts - Mary Hopkin - Those Were The Days
- 1969 Visitor posting - september 25 1969, Adam "DUDE" VanBuskirk was born in USA
- 1970 Cease-fire between Jordan and the fedayeen ends fighting triggered by four hijackings on September 6 and 9.
- 1972 In the Norwegian EC referendum, 1972, the people of Norway reject membership.
- 1973 3-man crew of Skylab II make safe splashdown in Pacific after 59 days
- 1973 Willie Mays night at Shea Stadium
- 1976 Expo's last game at Montreal's Jarry Park
- 1976 The rock band U2 forms at a meeting at drummer Larry Mullen's home.
- 1978 PSA Boeing 727 and a Cessna private plane collide by San Diego, 144 die
- 1978 PSA Flight 182, a Boeing 727-214, collides in mid-air with a Cessna 172 and crashes in San Diego, California, resulting in the deaths of 144 people.
- 1981 Rolling Stones begin their 6th US tour (JFK Stadium, Phila)
- 1981 Sandra Day O'Connor sworn in as first female supreme court justice
- 1981 Visitor posting - Dr Neha Singh was born in Jaipur, Rajasthan in Rajput family of Tehsildar Sh N.P. Singh Jadon - India
- 1981 Sandra Day O'Connor was the 102nd Justice sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, the first woman to hold the office.
- 1982 Penn prison guard George Banks kills 13 (5 were his own children)
- 1983 Long Kesh escape. 38 republican prisoners, armed with 6 handguns, hijacked a prison meals lorry and smashed their way out of HMP Maze. The largest prison escape since WWII and in British history.
- 1983 Maze Prison escape. 38 republican prisoners, armed with 6 handguns, hijacked a prison meals lorry and smashed their way out of HMP Maze. The largest prison escape since WWII and in British history.
- 1985 Akali Dal wins Punjab State election in India
- 1986 Antonin Scalia appointed to the Supreme Court
- 1987 Visitor posting - Othata Otis Mothoka is born 25 september 1987 in Maun,Botswana.
- 1989 Visitor posting - Samantha Leigh Vickery is born in Odessa, TX. - USA
- 1989 Visitor posting - justin rene guardado was born - USA
- 1990 Saddam Hussein warns US will repeat Vietnam experience
- 1991 "Good & Evil" premiers on ABC TV
- 1994 Visitor posting - April Shefler was born - USA
- 1994 Visitor posting - zach roberts was born - USA
- 1995 Visitor posting - tony was born i love you tony! -ryan - USA
- 1996 The last of the Magdalen Asylums closes in Ireland.
- 1998 Visitor posting - Sept.25 1998 Elizabeth D. was born,
- 2002 The Vitim event, a possible bolide impact in Siberia, Russia.
- 2003 A magnitude-8.0 earthquake strikes just offshore of Hokkaid, Japan.
- 2005 E1 Train Disaster
- 2005 Spanish Formula One racing driver Fernando Alonso becomes the youngest FIA Formula One World Champion.
- 2006 The Louisiana Superdome reopens after 13 months of reconstruction due to Hurricane Katrina.
- 2007 Halo 3, the popular Video Game by Bungie is released.
- 2007 Halo 3, the third and final installment of the Halo video game series, is released, netting over US$170,000,000 within 24 hours of midnight launch, a record for most first-day revenue earned in entertainment history.
- 2008 Congressional negotiations on the bailout break down along party lines
- 2008 Visitor posting - Aisling Kadence MacKenzie was born. - Canada
- 2008 Visitor posting - Elaine & Natasha started dating <3 I Love You - USA
- 2008 JP Morgan comes to the rescue of Washington Mutal Inc. Buy the thrift's banking assets after WaMU was seized by the FDIC in the biggest failure ever of an American bank
- 2009 Visitor posting - Britton Wise Kinnaman is born in Burlington, Vt.., USA
- 2010 Visitor posting - Alex and Brandon were married in Goshen ,NY - USA [email protected]
- 2010 Visitor posting - David & Amber Flanigan are married in Taylor MI - USA
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