What Happened on 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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

Battle of Augustowa

Russian Army, 250,000 General Russky German Army, 400,000 General von Schubert General von Morgen General von Hindenberg Hinenberg... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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,... Read more

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... Read more

"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... Read more

"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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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,... Read more

"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,... Read more

Down By Law releases Blue

Blue is the second full-length album by the punk rock band Down by Law. Read more

"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... Read more