February 25: Soviet Occupation Day in Georgia (1921); National Day in Kuwait (1961)USS Ranger1843 Royal Navy captain Lord George Paulet began a five-month occupation of the Hawaiian Islands.1933 USSRanger (pictured), the United States Navy's first purpose-built aircraft carrier, was launched.1951 After being postponed due to World WarII, the inaugural Pan American Games opened in Buenos Aires, Argentina.1994 Israeli physician Baruch Goldstein opened fire on Palestinian Muslims praying at the mosque in Hebron's Cave of the Patriarchs, killing 29 people and wounding 125 others.2009 At their headquarters in Pilkhana, members of the Bangladesh Rifles began a mutiny that resulted in 82 deaths.Emma Catherine Embury (b.1806)Elizabeth Gertrude Britton (d.1934)Divya Bharti (b.1974)Don Bradman (d.2001)More anniversaries: February 24February 25February 26ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout