On this day in history - Today, February, 25

Today in History

• 1947 The state of Prussia is dissolved

  At its peak, the most important state of the German empire encompassed parts of modern-day Germany,

• 1964 Muhammad Ali becomes world heavyweight champion

  Ali, who still used his original name Cassius Clay at the time, is considered one of the greatest he

• 1986 Corazon Aquino is sworn in as the 11th President of the Philippines

  Aquino's presidency ended 20 years of dictatorship. She was the first female president in Asia.

• 1991 The Warsaw Pact is disbanded

  Following the end of the Cold War, the defense treaty between 8 communist states had lost its purpos

• 1994 An Israeli doctor kills 30 unarmed Palestinians in the Mosque of Abraham

  The massacre by right-wing extremist Baruch Goldstein was widely condemned, also in Israel.