Human Saga

On July 25

No pivotal events are recorded on exactly July 25 in the Human Saga — here is the surrounding week in history.

This week in history (Jul 22 – Jul 28)

27 July 1694Founding of the Bank of EnglandEconomy & trade

The Bank of England was established in 1694 to raise money for King William III's government, which was struggling to finance the Nine Years' War against Louis XIV's France.

1858 and 27 July 1866The first transatlantic telegraph cableScience, technology & invention

After years of effort led by the American financier Cyrus Field, the first transatlantic telegraph cable was completed on 5 August 1858, and on 16 August Queen Victoria and President James Buchanan exchanged congratulatory messages, the…

26 July – 7 November 1956Suez CrisisMilitary & conflict

On 26 July 1956 Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser announced the nationalisation of the Suez Canal Company, asserting Egyptian sovereignty over the strategic waterway and intending to fund the Aswan High Dam after Western financing was…

24 July 1991India's economic liberalisation beginsEconomy & trade

Facing a severe balance-of-payments crisis in mid-1991, with foreign reserves sufficient for barely three weeks of imports and gold airlifted abroad to secure emergency loans, India launched sweeping economic reforms. Prime Minister P. V.

23 July 2025ICJ climate-obligations advisory opinionEnvironment & climate

On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice in The Hague issued a landmark advisory opinion declaring that states have binding legal obligations under international law to curb greenhouse-gas emissions and protect the climate…

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