May 25 in History

Historical Events on May 25

1738 A treaty between Pennsylvania and Maryland ends the Conojocular War with settlement of a boundary dispute and exchange of prisoners.

1865 In Mobile, Alabama, around 300 people are killed when an ordnance depot explodes.

1938 Spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante kills 313 people.

1940 World War II: The German 2nd Panzer Division captures the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer; the surrender of the last French and British troops marks the end of the Battle of Boulogne.

1946 The parliament of Transjordan makes Abdullah I of Jordan their Emir.

1961 Apollo program: U.S. President John F. Kennedy announces before a special joint session of the Congress his goal to initiate a project to put a "man on the Moon" before the end of the decade.

1985 Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge, which kills approximately 10,000 people.

2008 NASA's Phoenix lander lands in Green Valley region of Mars to search for environments suitable for water and microbial life.

2009 North Korea allegedly tests its second nuclear device. Following the nuclear test, Pyongyang also conducted several missile tests building tensions in the international community.

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Famous Birthdays on May 25

1956 Larry Hogan

1977 Alberto Del Rio

1985 Roman Reigns

1986 Geraint Thomas

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Famous Deaths on May 25

1930 Randall Davidson

1934 Gustav Holst

2014 Wojciech Jaruzelski

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