Historical Events for 25th August 2022

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1515 - Conquistador Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar founds Havana in modern day Cuba, on the southern coast of the island. Moved to its current location in 1519.
1894 - -26] Balinese troops assault Dutch army, 97 killed
1912 - The Kuomintang, the Chinese nationalist party, is founded.
1932 - Amelia Earhart completes transcontinental flight
1962 - 23rd Venice Film Festival: "Family Diary" directed by Valerio Zurlini and "Ivan's Childhood" directed by Andrei Tarkovsky jointly awarded Golden Lion
1976 - Yanks beat Twins 5-4 in 19 innings
1979 - California Angels trounce Toronto Blue Jays, 24-2
1984 - USSR performs underground nuclear test
1988 - Challenger Center opens its classroom doors in Houston
2003 - The Tli Cho land claims agreement is signed between the Dogrib First Nations and the Canadian federal government in Rae-Edzo (now called Behchoko).

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