Aug. 25th, this date in History:
1991 – Krizstina Egerszegi swims world record 200m backstroke (2:06.62)
1991 – Norway and Denmark recognize independence of former U.S.S.R. Baltic reps
1989 – After 12-year, 4-billion-mile journey, Voyager 2 flies over cloudtops of Neptune and its moon Triton, sending back photographs of swamps
1988 – Iran and Iraq begin talks to end their 8 year war
1984 – French airship capsizes
1984 – U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test
1983 – U.S. and U.S.S.R. sign $10 billion grain pact
1981 – Jeff Schwartz, sets solo record for trampoline bouncing (266:09)
1981 – Voyager 2’s closest approach to Saturn (63,000 miles/100,000 km)
1974 – France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1960 – 17th summer Olympics opens in Rome
1952 – Puerto Rico becomes a U.S. commonwealth
1950 – President Truman orders army to seize control of RR to avert a strike
1945 – Jewish immigrants are permitted to leave Mauritius for Palestine
1944 – Paris liberated from Nazi occupation, Freedom Tuesday
1943 – German occupiers impose 72-hour work week
1943 – Red Army under General Vatutin recaptures Achtyrka
1943 – U.S. forces overrun New Georgia in Solomon Islands during WW II
1942 – SS begins transporting Jews of Maastricht, Netherlands
1941 – English and Russian troops attack pro-German Iran
1921 – U.S. signs peace treaty with Germany
1920 – 1st U.S. woman to win in Olympics (Ethelda Bleibtrey)
1919 – 1st scheduled passenger service by airplane (Paris-London)
1829 – President Jackson makes an offer to buy Texas, but Mexican government refuses
1718 – Hundreds of French colonists arrive in Louisiana; New Orleans, found