Cleveland History
The Cleveland Gazette Publishes Its First Issue (August 25, 1883): The Cleveland Gazette, an influential African American weekly newspaper, published its inaugural issue and became an important advocate for civil rights and Black political participation in Cleveland and Ohio.
Construction Begins on Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument (August 25, 1891): Construction began on Cleveland’s Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in Public Square, honoring Cuyahoga County residents who served in the Civil War.
Jesse Owens Receives Cleveland Homecoming (August 25, 1936): Cleveland honored Olympic champion and East Technical High School alumnus Jesse Owens with a homecoming parade and celebration following his four-gold-medal performance at the Berlin Olympics.
World History
Sack of Rome by the Visigoths (August 24, 410): Visigoth forces led by Alaric entered and sacked Rome, dealing a major symbolic blow to the declining Western Roman Empire.
Liberation of Paris (August 25, 1944): German forces in Paris surrendered to French and Allied forces, completing the liberation of the French capital after more than four years of Nazi occupation.
Krakatoa’s Catastrophic Eruption (August 27, 1883): The Indonesian volcano Krakatoa reached the catastrophic climax of its eruption, producing enormous explosions and tsunamis that killed more than 36,000 people.
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (August 28, 1963): More than 200,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C., for the landmark civil rights demonstration where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech.
