What Happened On September 25

What Happened On Sep 25 Events

1780 Sep 25 Benedict Arnold's Treason Discovered
Benedict Arnold and John André finally met on September 21 at Joshua Hett Smith's house. On the morning of September 22, James Livingston, the colonel in charge of the defense outpost at ...
1861 Sep 25 First Battle of Sabine Pass
The First Battle of Sabine Pass was a naval battle during the American Civil War in Texas which, in addition to strengthening the Union naval blockade on the Texas coastline, also intende...
1897 Sep 25 William Faulkner Is Born
Novelist William Faulkner was born in New Albany, Mississippi on September 25, 1897. He spent much of his youth in Oxford where his father was employed as the business manager for the Uni...
1911 Sep 25 Battleship Liberté Explosion
Liberté's magazines explode accidentally on Sept. 25, 1911, destroying the 3-year-old ship and showering her neighbors in Toulon Harbor (including République - below) with twisted, smolde...
1914 Sep 25 Battle of Albert (1914)
The Battle of Albert began on September 25, 1914 as part of the Race to the Sea during World War I. It directly followed the First Battle of the Marne and the First Battle of the Aisne as...
1914 Sep 25
to 1914 Sep 28
 Battle of Augustowa
Russian Army, 250,000 General Russky German Army, 400,000 General von Schubert General von Morgen General von Hindenberg Hinenberg continued his pursuit of Rennenkampf's ...
1914 Sep 25 Battle of Sandfontein
South African General Sir Henry Lukin ought to have realized that the Germans wouldn't let the wells of Sandfontein be captured without a fight the moment his column, known as Force A, oc...
1915 Sep 25 Battle of Loos
British Army, 250,000 General Sir John French General Sir Douglas Haig General Sir Henry Rawlinson General Sir Hubert Gough General Sir Smith-Dorrien German Army, 250,000 Crown P...
1915 Sep 25
to 1915 Oct 7
 Second Battle of Champagne
French Army, 200,000 General Petain German Army, 215,000 General von Ditmurth The infantry attack along the 20 miles of Champagne front had been timed for 9.15 a. m., September ...
1915 Sep 25 Third Battle of Artois
Franco-English Army, 300,000 General Ferdinand Foch General Sir John French German Army, 300,000 Crown Prince Rupprecht In concurrence with the French advance in Champagne and th...
1921 Sep 25 "The Idle Class" (film) is Released
The Idle Class is a 1921 American silent film made by First National Pictures. It was written and directed by Charlie Chaplin. Charlie Chaplin, as the "Little Tramp", heads to a resort...
1926 Sep 25 Bonnie Parker Gets Married
On September 25, 1926, less than a week before her sixteenth birthday, Parker married Roy Thornton. The marriage was short-lived, and in January 1929 they separated but never divorced; Pa...
1926 Sep 25 Henry Ford Announces 5 Day Work Week
No industrialist enjoyed upsetting the apple cart more than Henry Ford. In 1914 he announced that he would pay $5 a day to his workers, double the going rate. With the extra cash, Ford re...
1942 Sep 25 German Paratroopers Land near Grozny to Join Forces with Chechen Rebels
Abwehr's Nordkaukasische Sonderkommando Schamil landed in several points in Chechnya, coordinating strikes with rebels. On 25 September 1942 German paratroopers landed in Dachu-Borzoi and...
1944 Sep 25 Battle of Arnhem, Day 9 (Operation Berlin or Arnhem Rescue)
Overnight a copy of the withdrawal plan was sent across the river for Urquhart's consideration. Despite the obviously frustrating content, Urquhart knew there was little other choice and ...
1944 Sep 25 Michael Douglas is Born
Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American actor and producer, primarily in movies and television. He was awarded with an Emmy, a Golden Globe and two Academy Awards, f...
1952 Sep 25 Christopher Reeve is Born
Christopher D'Olier Reeve (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. He achieved stardom for his acting achievements, includi...
1961 Sep 25 "The Hustler" Is Released
The Hustler is a 1961 American drama film. It tells the story of small-time pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson and his desire to prove himself the best player in the country by beating lege...
1962 Sep 25 "The Longest Day" Is Released
The Longest Day is a 1962 war film based on the 1959 history book The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan, about "D-Day", the invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944, during World War II. Produc...
1967 Sep 25 The Doors Release "Strange Days"
Strange Days is the second album released by American rock band The Doors. The album was a commercial success, earning a gold record and reaching No. 3 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. ...
1978 Sep 25 PSA Flight 182 Collides with Cessna
Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) Flight 182, registration N533PS, was a Boeing 727-214 commercial airliner that collided over San Diego, California with a private Cessna 172 on September ...
1989 Sep 25 Candlemass release Tales of Creation
Tales of Creation is the fourth album by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass released in 1989 and reissued with bonus CD in 2001. Some of the material from this album ("Dark Reflections...
1990 Sep 25 The Vaughan Brothers release Family Style
Family Style is a blues-rock album by the Vaughan Brothers, released September 1990. The album features the brethren guitarists and vocalists, Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan, in their only...
1991 Sep 25 "The Truth" - Season 3 Episode 2 of Seinfeld Premiers
"The Truth" is the nineteenth episode of Seinfeld. The episode was the second episode for the show's third season. It aired on September 25, 1991. Plot Summary: George tells his girlf...
1992 Sep 25 Down By Law releases Blue
Blue is the second full-length album by the punk rock band Down by Law.
1996 Sep 25 "Ponette" Is Released
A four-year-old girl must come to terms with the loss of her mother and the reality of death in this award-winning French drama. Little Ponette (Victoire Thivisol) is riding in a car with...
1997 Sep 25 Ultima Online Launches
Ultima Online (UO) is a graphical massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), released on September 25, 1997, by Origin Systems. It was instrumental to the development of the...
1998 Sep 25 FDA Approves Genentech's Herceptin
Some breast cancer cells make (overexpress) too many copies of a particular gene known as HER2. The HER2 gene makes a protein known as a HER2 receptor. HER2 receptors are like ears, or an...
2000 Sep 25 Napalm Death release Enemy of the Music Business
Enemy of the Music Business is the ninth album by the British band Napalm Death released in 2000. This album along with Words from the Exit Wound are the only Napalm Death studio albums t...
2001 Sep 25 Kreator release Violent Revolution
Violent Revolution is the tenth studio album by the German thrash metal band Kreator. It was released on September 25, 2001. After almost a decade of musical experimentation with their me...
2004 Sep 25 Boston Red Sox defeat New York Yankees, 12-5
No frothy champagne showers. No celebratory sprints to the Baseball Tavern. No grateful hugs from principal owner John W. Henry. On the first anniversary of their raucous celebration o...
2005 Sep 25 Boston Red Sox defeat Baltimore Orioles, 9-3
BALTIMORE -- The sweep of the Orioles accomplished, the road portion of the schedule completed, they're coming home. Home, where the air is redolent of Fenway Franks, Legal's chowder, ...
2005 Sep 25 New England Patriots defeat Pittsburgh Steelers, 23-20
Got one of those ''Best of Larry Bird" or ''Best of Bobby Orr" tapes at home? When it's all over, the last ring has been won, and Canton is calling -- when Tom Brady's greatest hits album...
2005 Sep 25 Yacht Rock Episode 4
Steve Porcaro (Steve Agee), the keyboard player of the band Toto, is asked by his girlfriend, Rosanna Arquette, to write a song about her, and she wants him to have Michael McDonald sing ...
2006 Sep 25 FIFA 07 released
FIFA 07 (also known as FIFA Football 07 and FIFA Soccer 07) is the 2007 edition of EA Sports' series of soccer simulator video games. Developed by EA Canada, it is published by Electronic...
2006 Sep 25 Oprah Winfrey Endorses Barack Obama On Larry King Live
On September 25, 2006, Winfrey appeared on Larry King Live and was asked about a fan who started a campaign to get Winfrey to run for president. Larry King noted that Winfrey's lawyers ha...
2006 Sep 25 Toronto Blue Jays defeat Boston Red Sox, 5-0
2007 Sep 25 Boston Red Sox defeat Oakland Athletics, 7-3
Eric Gagné paused, with his head rocked backward toward the scoreboard. Confused? Quite likely. While he had done nothing to cause it, a giant cheer had just gone up in Fenway Park last n...
2007 Sep 25 Halo 3 released
Halo 3 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie exclusively for the Xbox 360. The game is the third title in the Halo series and concludes the story arc that began in Halo...
2007 Sep 25 Kodiak Island UFO
On the 25th of September, something strange happened over the Alaska's Kodiak Island. Several independent witnesses saw a yet to be identified object falling from the sky. There were a su...
2007 Sep 25 Lupe Fiasco releases "Superstar"
"Superstar" is a song performed by rapper Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos. It is the first single off his 2007 album Lupe Fiasco's The Cool. iTunes released "Superstar" on September ...
2007 Sep 25 Rascal Flatts' Album "Still Feels Good" Is Released
Still Feels Good is the title of the fifth studio album released by the American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was released September 25, 2007 (see 2007 in country music) on Lyric...
2007 Sep 25 "Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" Rifftrax is Released
The Sith is back, and this time he has come to make ponderous speeches to the gathered Senate and kick tail – and he's all out of ponderous speeches to the gathered Senate! Ian McDiarmid ...
2007 Sep 25 Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 11-4
Each time a pitcher steps on the mound, whether it's to start a game or work in relief, Orioles manager Dave Trembley does a two-part evaluation. Much of it keeps him in the present, the ...
2008 Sep 25 Boston Red Sox defeat Cleveland Indians, 6-1
BOSTON --If the Cleveland Indians hadn't broken up Jon Lester's bid for his second no-hitter this season, his own team would have. "He was coming out," Red Sox manager Terry Francona s...
2008 Sep 25 Kgalema Motlanthe is Elected as the President of South Africa
Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe (pronounced [ˈk͡xɑ.lɪ.mɑ mʊ.ˈt͡ɬ’ɑ.n.tʰɛ]) (born 19 July 1949) is a South African politician who served as President of South Africa between 25 September 2008 and...
2008 Sep 25 New York Mets defeat Chicago Cubs, 7-6
The Mets finally stepped off the down elevator they've been riding for too long and found themselves on the floor they needed. The one with the jelly beans, and sunshine, and frequent fli...
2008 Sep 25 Toronto Blue Jays defeat New York Yankees, 8-2
TORONTO - Jason Giambi came to New York seven years ago as one of the most feared hitters in the league, hoping to carry on the winning tradition in the Bronx. This weekend, he will li...
2009 Sep 25 Cleveland Indians defeat Baltimore Orioles, 4-2
CLEVELAND - -What was initially thought to be a scheduling quirk - the Orioles' making their first and only trip to Progressive Field on the penultimate weekend of the season - suddenly l...
2009 Sep 25 Colorado Rockies defeat St. Louis Cardinals, 2-1
DENVER - If Saturday night was all about clubhouse bacchanalia, then Sunday afternoon at Coors Field must have been The Day After. No longer chasing a win to clinch the National League...