Today in History - 24 August, 2025

Notable Events, Birthdays & Anniversaries

24 August 2025

Events

• 79 AD
  Mount Vesuvius erupts, destroying Pompeii & Herculaneum.
• 1814
  British troops burn Washington, including the White House, during the War of 1812.
• 1932
  Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly nonstop coast-to-coast across the U.S.
• 1991
  Ukraine declares independence from the Soviet Union.

Birthdays

• 1899
  Jorge Luis Borges — Argentine writer, essayist & poet.
• 1890
  Duke Kahanamoku — Olympic swimmer & “Father of modern surfing”.

Death Anniversaries

• 1959
  Fernand Léger — French painter & sculptor.
• 2018
  John McCain — American senator & war veteran.