Today In History. What Happened This Day In History
A Timeline Of Events That Occurred On This Day In History
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.
Today in History
September 25
| 1396 | The last great Christian crusade, led jointly by John the Fearless of Nevers and King Sigismund of Hungary, ends in disaster at the hands of Sultan Bajazet I's Ottoman army at Nicopolis. | |
| 1598 | In Sweden, King Sigismund is defeated at Stangebro by his Uncle Charles. | |
| 1775 | British troops capture Ethan Allen, the hero of Ticonderoga, when he and a handful of Americans try to invade Canada. | |
| 1789 | Congress proposes 12 new amendments to the Constitution. | |
| 1804 | The 12th Amendment is ratified, changing the procedure of choosing the president and vice-president. | |
| 1846 | American General Zachary Taylor's forces capture Monterey, Mexico. | |
| 1909 | The first National Aeronautic Show opens at Madison Square Garden. | |
| 1915 | An allied offensive is launched in France against the German Army. | |
| 1918 | Brazil declares war on Austria. | |
| 1937 | German Chancellor Adolf Hitler meets with Italian Premier Benito Mussolini in Munich. | |
| 1938 | President Franklin Roosevelt urges negotiations between Hitler and Czech President Benes over the Sudetenland. | |
| 1942 | The War Labor Board orders equal pay for women in the United States. | |
| 1943 | The Red Army retakes Smolensk from the Germans who are retreating to the Dnieper River in the Soviet Union. | |
| 1959 | President Eisenhower and Soviet Premier Khrushchev begin Camp David talks. | |
| 1974 | Scientists warn that continued use of aerosol sprays will cause ozone depletion, which will lead to an increased risk of skin cancer and global weather changes. | |
| 1981 | Sandra Day O'Connor, the first female Supreme Court Justice, is sworn in. | |
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Born on September 25 |
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| 1847 | Vinnie Ream, who sculpted President Abraham Lincoln from life shortly before he was assassinated. | |
| 1897 | William Faulkner, Nobel Prize-winning writer (The Sound and the Fury, Absalom, Absalom!). | |
| 1906 | Dimitri Shostakovich, Russian composer. | |
| 1931 | Barbara Walters, television news personality and interviewer. | |
| 1932 | Glenn Gould, concert pianist best known for his Bach interpretations. | |
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