August 25
Today is the 237th day of the year, there are 128 days left in 2015.
1718 - Hundreds of French colonists arrived in Louisiana, and founded the city of New 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 during World War II.
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 legislation 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-actress Aaliyah died in a plane crash in the Bahamas.
2005 - The Miss America pageant announced it was leaving Atlantic City, New Jersey, its home for 84 years for Las Vegas. (The pageant returned to Atlantic City in 2013.)
2005 - Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Florida with 80 mph winds and then headed into the Gulf of Mexico, where it would intensify.
2009 - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Massachusetts), died at age 77 after a battle with brain cancer.
2012 - The first man to walk on the surface of the moon, Neil Armstrong, died after suffering complications from heart bypass surgery.
Birthdays
27 - Alexandra Burke (R&B singer)
28 - Blake Lively (actress)
28 - Justin Upton (baseball player)
34 - Rachel Bilson (actress)
39 - Alexander Skarsgard (actor)
43 - Marvin Harrison (football player)
45 - Claudia Schiffer (model)
46 - Cameron Mathison (actor)
47 - Rachael Ray (chef)
51 - Blair Underwood (actor)
54 - Billy Ray Cyrus (country singer)
54 - Ally Walker (actress)
57 - Tim Burton (director)
61 - Elvis Costello (singer)
66 - Gene Simmons (rock singer)
84 - Regis Philbin (talk show host)
85 - Sean Connery (actor)
94 - Monty Hall (game show host)
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Today in Sports History - August 25
1922 - The Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 26-23 in the highest-scoring major league baseball game on record.
1924 - Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators throws his second no-hitter of the year in a win over the St. Louis Browns.
1946 - Ben Hogan wins the PGA Championship, the first major title of his career.
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 players' names on the backs of their 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 - New York Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden becomes the youngest pitcher in major league history to win 20 games. He was 20 years, 9 months and 9 days old.
1986 - Oakland Athletics rookie Mark McGwire hits his first career home run.
1991 - Carl Lewis sets a new world record in the 100 meter dash with a time of 9.86 seconds.
2003 - Tennis champion Pete Sampras announced his retirement at a news conference at the U.S. Open in New York.
2005 - Manager Tony LaRussa of the St. Louis Cardinals wins his 2,195th game, moving into third place all time in major league history.
Today is the 237th day of the year, there are 128 days left in 2015.
1718 - Hundreds of French colonists arrived in Louisiana, and founded the city of New 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 during World War II.
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 legislation 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-actress Aaliyah died in a plane crash in the Bahamas.
2005 - The Miss America pageant announced it was leaving Atlantic City, New Jersey, its home for 84 years for Las Vegas. (The pageant returned to Atlantic City in 2013.)
2005 - Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Florida with 80 mph winds and then headed into the Gulf of Mexico, where it would intensify.
2009 - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Massachusetts), died at age 77 after a battle with brain cancer.
2012 - The first man to walk on the surface of the moon, Neil Armstrong, died after suffering complications from heart bypass surgery.
Birthdays
27 - Alexandra Burke (R&B singer)
28 - Blake Lively (actress)
28 - Justin Upton (baseball player)
34 - Rachel Bilson (actress)
39 - Alexander Skarsgard (actor)
43 - Marvin Harrison (football player)
45 - Claudia Schiffer (model)
46 - Cameron Mathison (actor)
47 - Rachael Ray (chef)
51 - Blair Underwood (actor)
54 - Billy Ray Cyrus (country singer)
54 - Ally Walker (actress)
57 - Tim Burton (director)
61 - Elvis Costello (singer)
66 - Gene Simmons (rock singer)
84 - Regis Philbin (talk show host)
85 - Sean Connery (actor)
94 - Monty Hall (game show host)
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Today in Sports History - August 25
1922 - The Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 26-23 in the highest-scoring major league baseball game on record.
1924 - Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators throws his second no-hitter of the year in a win over the St. Louis Browns.
1946 - Ben Hogan wins the PGA Championship, the first major title of his career.
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 players' names on the backs of their 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 - New York Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden becomes the youngest pitcher in major league history to win 20 games. He was 20 years, 9 months and 9 days old.
1986 - Oakland Athletics rookie Mark McGwire hits his first career home run.
1991 - Carl Lewis sets a new world record in the 100 meter dash with a time of 9.86 seconds.
2003 - Tennis champion Pete Sampras announced his retirement at a news conference at the U.S. Open in New York.
2005 - Manager Tony LaRussa of the St. Louis Cardinals wins his 2,195th game, moving into third place all time in major league history.
