In History, Today on September 25

The Battle of Stamford Bridge took place, where King Harold II of England defeated the invading forces of King Harald Hardrada of Norway, marking the end of the Viking Age in England.

Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa reached the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first European to see it from the New World, after crossing the Isthmus of Panama.

The United States Congress proposed the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which were designed to protect individual liberties.

The United States Congress established Sequoia National Park, the second national park in the U.S., to protect the giant sequoia trees.

The first transatlantic telephone cable system, TAT-1, was inaugurated, providing a direct telephone link between North America and Europe.

Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, was integrated following the intervention of federal troops. This event was a significant moment in the American Civil Rights Movement, highlighting the federal government's role in enforcing desegregation.

The first flight of the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, an American twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter aircraft designed by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing).

The Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182 collided with a private Cessna aircraft over San Diego, California, resulting in the deaths of 144 people in one of the deadliest air disasters in U.S. history.

Sandra Day O'Connor was sworn in as the first female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

The European Space Agency's SMART-1 spacecraft is launched. It was the first European mission to the Moon, designed to test new propulsion and communication technologies.

China launches Shenzhou 7, its third human spaceflight mission, which included the country's first spacewalk.

The United Nations Security Council held a meeting on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, declaring it a threat to international peace and security.

The United Nations General Assembly adopts the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Bill Cosby was sentenced to three to ten years in prison for sexual assault, marking a significant moment in the #MeToo movement.

The United Kingdom's Supreme Court rules that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to prorogue Parliament was unlawful.