Historical Events
- American swimmer Norman Ross wins his first of 3 gold medals at the Antwerp Olympics in dominating men's 1,500m freestyle; also wins 400m freestyle and 4 x 200m freestyle relay
1st US Female Olympic Champion
Ethelda Bleibtrey leads an American medal sweep of the Antwerp Olympics women's 100m freestyle with a world record 1:13.6; first US female Olympic champion
- Russia suffers a final decisive defeat in the Battle of Warsaw against Poland
- Swedish divers sweep the medals in the men's plain high diving event at the Antwerp Olympics; Arvid Wallman wins gold ahead of teammates Nils Skoglund & John Jansson
Famous Birthdays
- Jef Diederen, Dutch painter, born in Heerlen, Netherlands (d. 2009)
- Leonard Gaskin, American jazz bassist (Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis), born in New York City (d. 2009)
About August 25, 1920
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 103 years, 8 months and 4 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Virgo
