Major Events
- 1066 Battle of Stamford Bridge: English army under King Harold II defeats invading Norwegians led by King Harald Hardrada and Harold’s brother Tostig, who are both killed
- 1237 Treaty of York is signed between Kings Henry III of England and Alexander II of Scotland, establishing a boundary between the two countries that remains mostly unchanged in modern times
- 1513 Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa crosses the Isthmus of Panama, becoming the first European to see the Pacific Ocean
- 1789 The First U.S. Congress proposes the Bill of Rights, a set of amendments to the constitution guaranteeing essential liberties including freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and the right to peaceful assemble
- 1906 Leonardo Torres Quevedo successfully demonstrates the Telekino in Bilbao before a large crowd, guiding a boat from the shore, considered the birth of remote control
- 1926 Henry Ford announces an 8-hour, 5-day workweek for workers at Ford Motor Company
- 1981 Sandra Day O’Connor is sworn in as the first female US Supreme Court Justice
Sep 25 in Film & TV
- 1957 18th Venice Film Festival: Influential Indian film “Aparajito,” directed by Satyajit Ray, is the first film to win both the Golden Lion and the Critics’ Award
Sep 25 in Music
- 1976 Bono, David Evans, his brother Dik, and Adam Clayton respond to an advertisement on a bulletin board at Mount Temple posted by fellow student Larry Mullen Jr. to form a rock band, which becomes U2
Sep 25 in Sport
- 1844 Canada defeats the USA by 23 runs in the first international cricket match at the grounds of St. George’s Cricket Club in Manhattan, New York
Did You Know?
British physician Dr. Charles Drysdale warns against the use of tobacco in a letter to The Times newspaper in one of the earliest public health announcements on the dangers of smoking
Fun Fact About September 25
Andorra and Germany sign a treaty ending World War I, as the Versailles Peace Treaty forgot to include Andorra
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