8/25/1939 – The Wizard of Oz open in theaters around the country. It was not a huge hit when it first opened. In 1956, when it was televised for the first time, 45 million people watched.
8/25/1875 – Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to swim the English Channel, doing in in about 22 hours.
8/25/2001 – Promising R&B teen artist Aaliyah was killed in a plane crash in the Bahamas
Happy Birthday Sean Connery, Tim Burton, Gene Simmons, China Anne McClain, Blake Lively, Billy Ray Cyrus, Rachel Ray, Elvis Costello, Claudia Schiffer, Regis Philbin, Althea Gibson, Monty Hall