August 25 has witnessed events that changed politics, science and world history.
🇫🇷 1944 — Paris Is Liberated
On August 25, 1944, Allied and French forces liberated Paris from German occupation during the Second World War.
French General Charles de Gaulle entered the city and later delivered a historic speech at the Hôtel de Ville.
The liberation became one of the most important symbolic moments of the Allied advance through occupied Europe.
🌋 1883 — Krakatoa Eruption
The catastrophic eruption of Krakatoa in Indonesia reached its climax around August 27, but the dramatic sequence was already unfolding on August 25.
The eruption ultimately produced enormous explosions, tsunamis and widespread atmospheric effects.
🛰️ 1989 — Voyager 2 Reaches Neptune
NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft made its closest approach to Neptune on August 25, 1989.
It became the first spacecraft to visit the distant planet.
👑 1718 — New Orleans Is Founded
The settlement that became New Orleans was formally founded by French colonists in 1718.
The city would eventually develop into one of America's most distinctive cultural centres, famous for music, food and its French, African, Caribbean and American influences.
August 25 connects war, exploration, natural disaster and culture—a reminder that history is never one-dimensional.
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