On This Day for August 25 - Paris liberated, Sean Connery is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. August 25 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Sean Connery READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1944 Paris liberated READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2018: American politician John McCain—who developed a reputation as a political maverick while serving in Congress for some 35 years and during his failed bid for the presidency in 2008—died at age 81. [Test your knowledge of American politics.] 2012: U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong—who was the first person to set foot on the Moon, an event he described as "one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind"—died at age 82. [ Take our quiz about famous astronauts and cosmonauts.] 2009: American politician Ted Kennedy, who was a prominent figure in the Democratic Party and the last surviving brother of President John F. Kennedy, died at age 77. [ Read our list of 10 Democrats who made history.] 1919: George C. Wallace—a four-time governor of Alabama (1962–66, 1970–78, 1982–86) who led the American South in a fight, eventually abandoned, against federal orders to end racial segregation —was born in Clio, Alabama. [ Take our Republican or Democrat quiz.] 1916: U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signed the "Organic Act," which established the National Park Service. [Test your knowledge of national parks and landmarks.] 1835: New York's The Sun began running a series of news accounts that falsely claimed British astronomer John Herschel had observed all sorts of life on the Moon, including winged human creatures about four feet tall; it became known as the Great Moon Hoax, though The Sun never retracted the stories. [ Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about the Moon.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1930 Sean Connery British actor 1958 Tim Burton American director 1919 George Wallace American politician 1530 Ivan the Terrible tsar of Russia 1954 Elvis Costello British singer-songwriter 1934 Regis Philbin American television personality SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help