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Friday, 25 September 2026

2008

China launches the spacecraft Shenzhou 7.

2003

A magnitude-8.0 earthquake strikes just offshore Hokkaidō, Japan.

2002

The Vitim event, a possible bolide impact in Siberia, Russia.

1996

The last of the Magdalene Asylums closes in Ireland.

1983

Maze Prison escape: 38 republican prisoners, armed with 6 handguns, hijack a prison meals lorry and smash their way out of the Maze prison. It is the largest prison escape since WWII and in British history.

1981

Sandra Day O'Connor becomes the 102nd person sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and the first woman to hold the office.

1978

PSA Flight 182, a Boeing 727-214, collides in mid-air with a Cessna 172 and crashes in San Diego, California, resulting in the deaths of 144 people.

1977

About 4,200 people take part in the first running of the Chicago Marathon.

1972

In a referendum, the people of Norway reject membership of the European Community.

1970

Cease-fire between Jordan and the Fedayeen ends fighting triggered by four hijackings on September 6 and 9.

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