September 25 in History

Historical Events on September 25

1775 American Revolutionary War: Ethan Allen surrenders to British forces after attempting to capture Montreal during the Battle of Longue-Pointe. Benedict Arnold and his expeditionary company set off from Fort Western, bound for Quebec City.

1789 The United States Congress passes twelve amendments to the United States Constitution: The Congressional Apportionment Amendment (which was never ratified), the Congressional Compensation Amendment, and the ten that are known as the Bill of Rights.

1890 The United States Congress establishes Sequoia National Park.

1915 World War I: The Second Battle of Champagne begins.

1937 Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Eighth Route Army gains a minor, but morale-boosting victory in the Battle of Pingxingguan.

1942 World War II: Swiss Police instruction dictates that "Under current practice ... refugees on the grounds of race alone are not political refugees", effectively denying entry to Jews trying to flee occupied Europe during the Holocaust.

1962 The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is formally proclaimed. Ferhat Abbas is elected President of the provisional government.

1981 Belize joins the United Nations.

1992 NASA launches the Mars Observer, a $511 million probe to Mars, in the first U.S. mission to the planet in 17 years. Eleven months later, the probe would fail.

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Famous Birthdays on September 25

1964 Kikuko Inoue

1968 Will Smith

1990 Mao Asada

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Famous Deaths on September 25

1534 Pope Clement VII

1971 Hugo Black

1980 Lewis Milestone

2016 Arnold Palmer

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