On This Day for September 25 - Pacific Ocean sighted by Balboa, William Faulkner is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. September 25 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY William Faulkner READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1513 Pacific Ocean sighted by Balboa READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2016: American golfer Arnold Palmer, who used an unorthodox swing and an aggressive approach to become one of golf's most successful and well-liked stars, died at age 87. [ Sort fact from fiction in our golf quiz.] 2011: Kenyan politician and environmental activist Wangari Maathai—who was the first Black African woman to win a Nobel Prize (the 2004 Nobel Prize for Peace)—died in Nairobi. [ Take our quiz about the Nobel Prize.] 1970: Hostilities came to an end during Black September, the brief but violent civil war between the Palestine Liberation Organization and Jordan. [ Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about the Middle East.] 1962: Sonny Liston became world heavyweight boxing champion with a first-round knockout of Floyd Patterson in Chicago. [How much do you know about boxing?] 1929: American journalist Barbara Walters , who was especially known for her highly effective technique in television interviews of world-renowned figures, was born. 1799: André Masséna, French nobleman and general under Napoleon, defeated Russian forces in the Second Battle of Zürich. [Take our history of war quiz.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1968 Will Smith American actor and musician 1944 Michael Douglas American actor and producer 1969 Catherine Zeta-Jones Welsh actress 1897 William Faulkner American author 1965 Scottie Pippen American basketball player 1906 Dmitri Shostakovich Russian composer 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