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Selected anniversaries for this day |
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August 25: Heroes' Day in the Philippines (2008); Independence Day in Uruguay
- 1537 – The Honourable Artillery Company, currently the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, was formed by Royal Charter from King Henry VIII.
- 1609 – Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei (pictured) demonstrated his first telescope, a device that became known as a terrestrial or spyglass refracting telescope, to Venetian lawmakers.
- 1875 – Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England to Calais, France in less than 22 hours.
- 1920 – Polish forces under Józef Piłsudski successfully forced the Russians to withdraw from Warsaw at the Battle of Warsaw, the decisive battle of the Polish-Soviet War.
- 1945 – About ten days after World War II ended with Japan announcing its surrender, armed supporters of the Communist Party of China killed Baptist missionary John Birch, regarded by a portion of the American right as the first victim of the Cold War.
More events: August 24 – August 25 – August 26
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This came out of the page under "births":
I'm supposing this politician has a name?
[edit] Needs article
Natsuyaki Miyabi Rklawton 18:15, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Liberation of Paris
During past few weeks Paris has been liberated at least three times in the selected annyversaries section, which date is actually right? :) Alsandro · T · w:ka: Th · T 20:07, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
