Falklands War: HMS Coventry is sunk by Argentine Air Force A-4 Skyhawks. Date: May 25, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today)

Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge, which kills approximately 10,000 people. Date: May 25, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Hands Across America event takes place. Date: May 25, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)

A military coup in Sierra Leone replaces President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah with Major Johnny Paul Koroma. Date: May 25, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)

The United States House of Representatives releases the Cox Report which details China's nuclear espionage against the U.S. over the prior two decades. Date: May 25, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)

Liberation Day of Lebanon: Israel withdraws its army from Lebanese territory (with the exception of the disputed Shebaa farms zone) 18 years after the invasion of 1982. Date: May 25, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅 On This Day (Today)

Erik Weihenmayer becomes the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, in the Himalayas, with Dr. Sherman Bull. Date: May 25, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)

China Airlines Flight 611 disintegrates in mid-air and crashes into the Taiwan Strait, with the loss of all 225 people on board. Date: May 25, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)

NASA's Phoenix lander touches down in the Green Valley region of Mars to search for environments suitable for water and microbial life. Date: May 25, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)

North Korea allegedly tests its second nuclear device, after which Pyongyang also conducts several missile tests, building tensions in the international community. Date: May 25, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)