May 25 in History

25 May in History – 85 years ago

Blitzkrieg in the West

Europe 1940: Blitzkrieg in the West

While the Allies were still dealing with the fall of Denmark and Norway, Germany struck... SEE MORE…

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Historical Atlas of Eastern Mediterranean 1979: Israeli withdrawal from Sinai
Eastern Mediterranean 1979
Israeli withdrawal from Sinai
The destructive Yom Kippur War(1973) convinced Egypt and Israel of the heavy costs of...
Historical Atlas of Europe 1940: Blitzkrieg in the West
Europe 1940
Blitzkrieg in the West
While the Allies were still dealing with the fall of Denmark and Norway, Germany struck west....
Historical Atlas of North America 1911: Mexican Revolution
North America 1911
Mexican Revolution
Mexico had been stable for four decades, most of that time under the presidency of Porfirio...
 

on 25 May 1963

Organisation of African Unity established

All Events on 25 May

  2009
North Korean nuclear tests succeed
ends   2000
Hezbollah attacks Israel in southern Lebanon
ends   1989
First democratic elections held in the Soviet Union to elect the Congress of People’s Deputies
starts   1979
Israel withdraws from Sinai in phases
  1963
Organisation of African Unity established
  1940
Belgian Congo chooses to fight on after Belgium falls
  1923
Transjordan separated from Palestine
  1918
Czechoslovak Legion revolts on Trans-Siberian Railway
ends   1915
2nd German offensive against Ypres salient (using poison gas)
  1911
Díaz resigns in Mexico
  1870
Battle of Eccles Hill
ends   1849
Austria overruns Tuscany
starts   1834
Liberal reforms repealed in Mexico
*Actual date uncertain; set to 25 May for purposes of Omniatlas

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