August 25
Today is the 238th day of 2016, there are 128 days left in the year.
1718 - Hundreds of French colonists arrived in Louisiana, with some of them settling and founding the city of New Orleans, named after the Duke of Orleans.
1825 - Uruguay declared its independence from Brazil.
1875 - Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England to Calais, France in 22 hours.
1916 - The National Park Service was established within the Department of the Interior.
1921 - The United States signed a peace treaty with Germany.
1944 - Paris was liberated by Allied forces after four years of Nazi occupation.
1950 - President Harry S. Truman ordered the Army to seize control of the nation's railroads to avert a strike.
1958 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a measure providing pensions for former U.S. presidents and their widows.
1975 - The album "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen was released.
1984 - Author Truman Capote was found dead at age 59.
1985 - Samantha Smith, the schoolgirl whose letter to Soviet leader Yuri V. Andropov resulted in her peace tour of the communist country, was killed with her father in an airplane crash in Maine.
1997 - The tobacco industry agreed to an $11.3 billion settlement with the state of Florida.
1998 - Former Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell died at age 90.
2001 - Singer and actress Aaliyah died in a plane crash in the Bahamas.
2009 - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) died at age 77 after a battle with brain cancer.
2012 - Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the surface of the moon, died after suffering complications from a heart bypass surgery.
Birthdays
24 - Marisela De Montecristo (pageant contestant)
28 - Alexandra Burke (R&B singer)
29 - Blake Lively (actress)
29 - Amy Macdonald (singer)
29 - Justin Upton (baseball player)
35 - Rachel Bilson (actress)
38 - Kel Mitchell (actor)
39 - Jonathan Togo (actor)
40 - Alexander Skarsgard (actor)
46 - Claudia Schiffer (model)
47 - Cameron Mathison (actor)
48 - Rachael Ray (chef)
52 - Blair Underwood (actor)
55 - Billy Ray Cyrus (country singer)
55 - Ally Walker (actress)
58 - Tim Burton (director)
62 - Elvis Costello (singer)
67 - Gene Simmons (singer)
85 - Regis Philbin (TV host)
86 - Sean Connery (actor)
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Today in Sports History - August 25
1886 - The United States and England meet in the first international polo meet.
1921 - New York Yankees' pitcher Harry Harper hits three batters in an inning, tying record.
1922 - The Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 26-23 in the highest-scoring major league baseball game to date.
1924 - Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators throws his second no-hitter of the year in a win over the St. Louis Browns.
1925 - Helen Willis wins her third straight U.S. Open tennis tournament.
1946 - Ben Hogan wins the PGA Championship, his first major title.
1950 - Sugar Ray Robinson knocks out Jose Basora to win middleweight boxing title.
1952 - Virgil Trucks of the Detroit Tigers throws his second no-hitter of the year in a win over the New York Yankees.
1960 - The Summer Olympic Games open in Rome, Italy.
1960 - The AFL begins the practice of putting player names on the back of their football jerseys.
1967 - Dean Chance of the Minnesota Twins throws his second no-hitter of the month in a win over the Cleveland Indians.
1979 - The California Angels rout the Toronto Blue Jays 24-2.
1985 - Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets becomes the youngest pitcher to win 20 games, at age 20 years, 9 months, 9 days.
1986 - Mark McGwire of the Oakland Athletics hits his first career home run.
1991 - American Carl Lewis sets a new world record in the 100 meter dash at 9.86 seconds.
2001 - #4 Nebraska defeated TCU 21-7 to open the season.
2003 - Tennis champion Pete Sampras announced his retirement during a news conference at the U.S. Open in New York.
2005 - Tony LaRussa of the St. Louis Cardinals wins his 2,195th career game, moving into third-place on the all-time wins list.
Today is the 238th day of 2016, there are 128 days left in the year.
1718 - Hundreds of French colonists arrived in Louisiana, with some of them settling and founding the city of New Orleans, named after the Duke of Orleans.
1825 - Uruguay declared its independence from Brazil.
1875 - Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England to Calais, France in 22 hours.
1916 - The National Park Service was established within the Department of the Interior.
1921 - The United States signed a peace treaty with Germany.
1944 - Paris was liberated by Allied forces after four years of Nazi occupation.
1950 - President Harry S. Truman ordered the Army to seize control of the nation's railroads to avert a strike.
1958 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a measure providing pensions for former U.S. presidents and their widows.
1975 - The album "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen was released.
1984 - Author Truman Capote was found dead at age 59.
1985 - Samantha Smith, the schoolgirl whose letter to Soviet leader Yuri V. Andropov resulted in her peace tour of the communist country, was killed with her father in an airplane crash in Maine.
1997 - The tobacco industry agreed to an $11.3 billion settlement with the state of Florida.
1998 - Former Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell died at age 90.
2001 - Singer and actress Aaliyah died in a plane crash in the Bahamas.
2009 - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) died at age 77 after a battle with brain cancer.
2012 - Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the surface of the moon, died after suffering complications from a heart bypass surgery.
Birthdays
24 - Marisela De Montecristo (pageant contestant)
28 - Alexandra Burke (R&B singer)
29 - Blake Lively (actress)
29 - Amy Macdonald (singer)
29 - Justin Upton (baseball player)
35 - Rachel Bilson (actress)
38 - Kel Mitchell (actor)
39 - Jonathan Togo (actor)
40 - Alexander Skarsgard (actor)
46 - Claudia Schiffer (model)
47 - Cameron Mathison (actor)
48 - Rachael Ray (chef)
52 - Blair Underwood (actor)
55 - Billy Ray Cyrus (country singer)
55 - Ally Walker (actress)
58 - Tim Burton (director)
62 - Elvis Costello (singer)
67 - Gene Simmons (singer)
85 - Regis Philbin (TV host)
86 - Sean Connery (actor)
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Today in Sports History - August 25
1886 - The United States and England meet in the first international polo meet.
1921 - New York Yankees' pitcher Harry Harper hits three batters in an inning, tying record.
1922 - The Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 26-23 in the highest-scoring major league baseball game to date.
1924 - Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators throws his second no-hitter of the year in a win over the St. Louis Browns.
1925 - Helen Willis wins her third straight U.S. Open tennis tournament.
1946 - Ben Hogan wins the PGA Championship, his first major title.
1950 - Sugar Ray Robinson knocks out Jose Basora to win middleweight boxing title.
1952 - Virgil Trucks of the Detroit Tigers throws his second no-hitter of the year in a win over the New York Yankees.
1960 - The Summer Olympic Games open in Rome, Italy.
1960 - The AFL begins the practice of putting player names on the back of their football jerseys.
1967 - Dean Chance of the Minnesota Twins throws his second no-hitter of the month in a win over the Cleveland Indians.
1979 - The California Angels rout the Toronto Blue Jays 24-2.
1985 - Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets becomes the youngest pitcher to win 20 games, at age 20 years, 9 months, 9 days.
1986 - Mark McGwire of the Oakland Athletics hits his first career home run.
1991 - American Carl Lewis sets a new world record in the 100 meter dash at 9.86 seconds.
2001 - #4 Nebraska defeated TCU 21-7 to open the season.
2003 - Tennis champion Pete Sampras announced his retirement during a news conference at the U.S. Open in New York.
2005 - Tony LaRussa of the St. Louis Cardinals wins his 2,195th career game, moving into third-place on the all-time wins list.
