August 25, 2025 is the 237th day of the year with 128 days remaining. The date marks a range of historical events across centuries. In 1875 Matthew Webb became the first person to swim the English Channel. In 1916 the National Park Service was established to preserve natural and historic wonders. In 1928 Richard E. Byrd departed for Antarctica, and in 1944 Allied forces liberated Paris. In 1981 Voyager 2 passed near Saturn, sending back images and data. Notable deaths and tragedies on this date include Aaliyah in 2001, Neil Armstrong in 2012, Hurricane Harvey in 2017, and a 2020 shooting by Kyle Rittenhouse.
Today is Monday, Aug. 25, the 237th day of 2025. There are 128 days left in the year. Today in history: On August 25, 1948, in the House Un-American Activities Committee's first televised congressional hearing, Alger Hiss denied charges by Whittaker Chambers that Hiss was a communist involved in espionage. (Hiss was later charged with perjury and sentenced to five years in prison, but maintained his innocence until his death in 1996.)
Also on this date: In 1875, Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel, crossing from Dover, England, to Calais (ka-LAY'), France, in under 22 hours. In 1916, Woodrow Wilson signed the National Park Service Organic Act, establishing the National Park Service as an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior to maintain the country's natural and historic wonders and leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.
In 1928, an expedition led by Richard E. Byrd set sail from Hoboken, New Jersey, on its journey to Antarctica. In 1944, Paris was liberated by Allied forces after four years of Nazi occupation during World War II. In 1981, the U.S. spacecraft Voyager 2 came within 63,000 miles of Saturn's cloud cover, sending back pictures of and data about the ringed planet.
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