April 25

Wednesday 25, 1945:

Fifty nations gather in San Francisco, California to begin the United Nations Conference on International Organizations.

Monday 25, 1881:

Caulfield Grammar School is founded in Melbourne, Australia.

Saturday 25, 1846:

Thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican-American War.

Monday 25, 1707:

An Allied Austrian army is defeated by Bourbon army at Almansa (Spain) in the War of the Spanish Succession.

Wednesday 25, 1607:

Eighty Years' War: Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar.

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