March 25 in history — What Happened Today in History

The European Economic Community is established with West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg as the first members.

More than 92,000 kulaks are suddenly deported from the Baltic states to Siberia.

The first successful tornado forecast predicts that a tornado will strike Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.

An explosion in a coal mine in Centralia, Illinois kills 111.

The Kingdom of Yugoslavia joins the Axis powers with the signing of the Tripartite Pact.

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is unveiled in Athens.

The Scottsboro Boys are arrested in Alabama and charged with rape.

On the anniversary of Greek Independence, Alexandros Papanastasiou proclaims the Second Hellenic Republic.

The Tetiev pogrom occurs in Ukraine, becoming the prototype of mass murder during the Holocaust.

The Belarusian People's Republic is established.

The Georgian Orthodox Church restores its autocephaly abolished by Imperial Russia in 1811.

The Greek multi-sport club Aris Thessaloniki is founded in Thessaloniki.

In New York City, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 garment workers.

Andrey Yushchinsky is murdered in Kiev, leading to the Beilis affair.

The Greek football club P.A.E. G.S. Diagoras is founded in the city of Rhodes.

Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, departs Massillon, Ohio for Washington, D.C.

Last issue of the Bulletin de la Fédération jurassienne, the first or one of the first anarchist newspapers.

American Civil War: In Virginia during the Siege of Petersburg, Confederate forces temporarily capture Fort Stedman from the Union before being repulsed.

New Zealand Legislative Council pass the first Militia Act constituting the New Zealand Army.

Greek War of Independence: Traditional date of the start of the Greek War of Independence. The war had actually begun on 23 February 1821 (Julian calendar).

Percy Bysshe Shelley is expelled from the University of Oxford for publishing the pamphlet The Necessity of Atheism.

The Swansea and Mumbles Railway, then known as the Oystermouth Railway, becomes the first passenger-carrying railway in the world.

The Treaty of Amiens is signed as a "Definitive Treaty of Peace" between France and the United Kingdom.

American Revolutionary War: American Patriots conduct a Raid on Tybee Island, primarily seeking to capture runaway slaves who sought refuge with British forces stationed there.

Daskalogiannis leads the people of Sfakia in the first Greek uprising against the Ottoman rule

Bach's chorale cantata "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1", is first performed on the Feast of the Annunciation, coinciding with Palm Sunday.

A French fleet anchors nears Fife Ness as part of the planned French invasion of Britain.

Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christiaan Huygens.

Ryan Lewis, American music producer

Mitchell Watt, Australian long jumper

Arthur Zeiler, German rugby player

Jacob Bagersted, Danish handball player

Victor Obinna, Nigerian footballer

Nobunari Oda, Japanese figure skater

Hyun-jin Ryu, South Korean baseball player

Marco Belinelli, Italian basketball player

Megan Gibson, American softball player

Kyle Lowry, American basketball player

Mickey Paea, Australian rugby league player

Carmen Rasmusen, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and actress

Diana Rennik, Estonian figure skater

Hank Lauricella, American football player and politician (born 1930)

Jon Lord, Canadian businessman and politician (born 1956)

Sonny Ruberto, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1946)

Jonathan Schell, American journalist and author (born 1943)

Ralph Wilson, American businessman, founded the Buffalo Bills (born 1918)

Léonce Bernard, Canadian politician, 26th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island (born 1943)

Ben Goldfaden, American basketball player and educator (born 1913)

Anthony Lewis, American journalist and academic (born 1927)

Jean Pickering, English runner and long jumper (born 1929)

Jean-Marc Roberts, French author and screenwriter (born 1954)

John F. Wiley, American lieutenant, football player, and coach (born 1920)

Priscilla Buckley, American journalist and author (born 1921)

Hal E. Chester, American actor, director, and producer (born 1921)