Damascus, SANA- Today in history Aug 25th:
1248-Louis IX, the King of France, launches the Seventh Crusade with the aim of capturing Jerusalem.
1768- British explorer James Cook makes his first voyage.
1814- The British troops capture Washington, which they set on fire.
1825- Uruguay’s independence from Brazil.
1830- Beginning of the Belgian revolution.
1944- The liberation of Paris from the Nazis.
1955- Inauguration of the 1st aerial tramway (téléphérique) in the world in Chamonix in France.
Born Today:
1841- Swiss Physician Theodor Kocher.
1900- British physician and biochemist Hans Krebs.
Passed Away:
1270- King Louis IX, King of France.
1900- German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.
R.J/ Barry