1609 Galileo demonstrates his 1st telescope to Venetian lawmakers
1718 Hundreds of French colonists arrive in Louisiana; New Orleans founded
1768 Captain James Cook departs from Plymouth, England, on his first voyage on board the Endeavour, bound for the Pacific Ocean
1894 Japanese scientist Shibasaburo Kitasato discovers the infectious agent of the bubonic plague and publishes his findings in The Lancet
1944 General Charles de Gaulle walks the Champs Elysees in Paris after the liberation of the city from Nazi occupation
1990 UN security council authorizes military action against Iraq
1991 Linux is born when Linus Torvalds sends off an email announcing his project to create a new computer operating system
Aug 25 in Film & TV
1955 16th Venice Film Festival: “Ordet” directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer wins Golden Lion
Aug 25 in Music
1998 “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” debut album by Lauryn Hill is released (5 Grammy Awards including Album of the Year, Billboard Album of the Year 1998)
Aug 25 in Sport
1875 Captain Matthew Webb makes the 1st observed and unassisted swim across the English Channel in 21 hours and 45 minutes
1960 AFL begins placing players names on back of their jerseys
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Momofuku Ando markets the first package of precooked instant noodles (Chikin Ramen)
Would you believe this fact about today? Would You Believe?
Alicia Thornton becomes first female jockey in England riding at Knavesmire in Yorkshire
