On This Day in History
Discover key historical events within the Genesis range (1950–2049) that occurred on this calendar day, and claim their commemorative registry plaques.
September 25
6 historical milestones registered between 1950 and 2049
United States Army troops escorted nine students as Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas was integrated.
Wikipedia: United States Army
The North Yemen Civil War began when Abdullah al-Sallal dethroned the newly crowned Imam al-Badr and declared Yemen to be a republic under his presidency.
Wikipedia: North Yemen civil war
About 4,200 people took part in the first modern Chicago Marathon.
Wikipedia: Chicago Marathon
Sandra Day O'Connor (pictured) became the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Wikipedia: Sandra Day O'Connor
In one of the largest prison escapes in British history, 38 Provisional Irish Republican Army prisoners hijacked a meals lorry and broke out of HM Prison Maze in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Wikipedia: Maze Prison escapeThe Ram Rath Yatra, a political–religious rally organised to erect a temple to the Hindu deity Rama on the site of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, began in the Indian state of Gujarat.
Wikipedia: Ram Rath Yatra