May 25 567 BC Servius Tullius, the king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victory over the Etruscans
May 25 1644 Ming general Wu Sangui forms an alliance with the invading Manchus and opens the gates of the Great Wall of China at Shanhaiguan pass, letting the Manchus through towards the capital Beijing.
May 25 1738 A treaty between Pennsylvania and Maryland ends the Conojocular War with settlement of a boundary dispute and exchange of prisoners.
May 25 1798 United Irishmen Rebellion: Battle of Carlow begins; executions of suspected rebels at Carnew and at Dunlavin Green take place
May 25 1809 Chuquisaca Revolution: Patriot revolt in Chuquisaca (modern day Sucre) against the Spanish Empire, sparking the Latin American wars of independence.
May 25 1938 Spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante kills 313 people.
May 25 1982: HMS Coventry sunk by Argentine aircraft.
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