Voyager 1 spacecraft enters interstellar space, becoming the first man-made object to do so. Date: August 25, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)

Conflict in Rakhine State (2016–present): One hundred seventy people are killed in at least 26 separate attacks carried out by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, leading to the governments of Myanmar and Malaysia designating the group as a terrorist organisation. Date: August 25, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25…

Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in Texas as a powerful Category 4 hurricane, the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the United States since 2004. Date: August 25, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)

Workers start pouring concrete for the Panama Canal. Date: August 24, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today)

Manuel de Arriaga is elected and sworn in as the first President of Portugal. Date: August 24, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War I: The Battle of Cer ends as the first Allied victory in the war. Date: August 24, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War I: German troops capture Namur. Date: August 24, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today)

Second day of two-day Hebron massacre during the 1929 Palestine riots: Arab attacks on the Jewish community in Hebron in the British Mandate of Palestine, result in the death of 65–68 Jews; the remaining Jews are forced to flee the city. Date: August 24, 1929 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August…

Resignation of the United Kingdom's Second Labour Government. Formation of the UK National Government. Date: August 24, 1931 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1931 📅 On This Day (Today)

Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey). Date: August 24, 1932 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1932 📅 On This Day (Today)