A Brief History
This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on September 25th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event.
Digging Deeper
On September 25, 1066, the Battle of Stamford Bridge signaled the end of the Viking invasions of England.
On September 25, 1066, Harald III of Norway, aka Harald Hardrada, aka the “Thunderbolt of the North,” died a Viking’s death in battle at the Stamford Bridge in England, at the hands of the last Anglo-Saxon crowned King of England, Harold Godwinson.
On September 25, 1555, the peace treaty known as the Peace of Augsburg or alternately as the Augsburg Settlement was signed by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and his opponents, known as the Schmalkaldic League.
On September 25, 1911, the French battleship, Liberté, joined the long, sad list of ships that managed to sink themselves without the benefit of an enemy to blame when she blew up while moored at Toulon harbor in the South of France.
On September 25, 1961, the State of Wisconsin first required any new automobile made starting in 1962 to be equipped with front seat safety belts.
On September 25, 1992, NASA launched a probe known as the Mars Observer, alternately known as Mars Geoscience/Climatology Orbiter, an unmanned spacecraft sent to study the surface, atmosphere, climate, and magnetic field on Mars.
On September 25, 1996, the last of the Magdalene asylums for prostitutes closed.
On September 25th, 2013, Catholics remembered the death of Spanish Saint Fermin, the first bishop of Pamplona, in 303 A.D…and the miracles that followed!
On September 25, 2014, O’Hare Airport in Chicago regained its status as the World’s Busiest Airport, taking the title back from Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport.
On September 25, 2018, comedian, actor, and television maven Bill Cosby, “America’s Dad,” was sentenced to prison for the crime of aggravated sexual assault.
On September 25, 2019, we made good on our promise to readdress the subject of “Types of Clothing Named After a Place,” a follow up to our article of September 22, 2019.
Question for students (and subscribers) to ponder: Which event that occurred on today’s date would you like to learn more about?
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Andrews, John and Matt Baker. Timeline of World History. Thunder Bay Press, 2020.
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