All Events

Historical Events on May 25

  • Pennsylvania

    1738

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

  • Mobile, Alabama

    1865

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

  • Spanish Civil War

    1938

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

  • World War II

    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.

  • Jordan

    1946

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

  • Apollo program

    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.

  • Bangladesh

    1985

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

  • NASA

    2008

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

  • North Korea

    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 Deaths on May 25

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