Important Events From This day in History – 25 February

Today in History

• 1994 An Israeli doctor kills 30 unarmed Palestinians in the Mosque of Abraham

  The massacre by right-wing extremist Baruch Goldstein was widely condemned, also in Israel.

• 1991 The Warsaw Pact is disbanded

  The defense treaty between the eight communist states had served its purpose after the Cold War ended. It was signed in 1955 as an adversary of NATO.

• 1986 Corazon Aquino is sworn in as the 11th President of the Philippines

  Aquino’s presidency ended 20 years of dictatorship. She was the first female president in Asia.

• 1964 Muhammad Ali becomes world heavyweight champion

  Ali, who was still known as Cassius Clay at the time, is regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers in history.

• 1947 The state of Prussia is dissolved

  At its peak, the most important state of the German empire encompassed parts of modern-day Germany, Poland, and Russia.