Historical Events for 25th January 2026

1861 – Augusta Arsenal seized by the Confederacy in Georgia (US Civil War)
1906 – Del Valle Inclans “El Marqués de Bradomin” premieres in Madrid
1946 – Richard Strauss’ composition “Metamorphosen” premieres with the Collegium Musicum in Zürich, Switzerland
1949 – 1st Emmy Awards: Shirley Dinsdale and Pantomime Quiz (KTLA) win
1961 – Military coup in El Salvador
1964 – Dale Wasserman’s stage play “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”, adapted from the novel by Ken Kesey, starring Kirk Douglas, Ed Ames; Joan Tetzel, and Gene Wilder, closes at Cort Theatre, NYC, after 82 performances
1998 – “Patti LaBelle On Broadway” closes at St James Theater NYC
2019 – Longest-ever US government shutdown ends after 35 days when President Donald Trump agrees to three week of negotiations on border security by a House-Senate conference committee

More Historical Events »

More Historic Events On This Day