Construction of Flint Castle was started on July 25th 1277
Building work commenced on Aberystwyth Castle on this day 1277, during Edward I's invasion of Wales following Llywelyn ap Gruffudd's refusal to do homage to him at Chester in 1275.
1609 Admiral George Somers scuttles the "Sea Venture" in eastern Bermuda, the storm-damaged flagship of the London Company bound for Jamestown, Virginia. Survivors construct two new ships and continue on to resupply the embattled colony.
1795 The first stone of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is laid in Wales.
1814 English engineer George Stephenson introduces his first steam locomotive, a traveling engine designed for hauling coal on the Killingworth wagonway, named Blücher.
On July 25th 1839, Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone married Catherine Glynne of Hawarden.
25th July 1870 was the date the final reading was passed on the the Elementary Education Act 1870. The Acts aim was to provide a consistent level of education to children of all social classes throughout Wales, with attendance made compulsory to the age of ten. However it is seen by many to be one of the most damaging pieces of legislation in the social history of the Welsh language, as very often children spoke only Welsh and all teaching was done through the medium of English. To dissuade children from speaking Welsh, the Welsh Not was used a punishment in some schools. It was a piece of wood, inscribed with the letters 'WN' which was hung around the neck of children who were overheard to speak Welsh during the school day and passed on from child to child until at the end of the day, the wearer of the 'not' would be given a lashing.
25 Jul 1969 The Seattle Pop Festival took place at the Gold Creek Park, Woodinville, Washington. Acts who appeared over three days included, Chuck Berry, Tim Buckley, The Byrds, Chicago Transit Authority, Albert Collins, Bo Diddley, The Doors, The Flock, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Guess Who, It's A Beautiful Day, Led Zeppelin, Santana, Spirit, Ten Years After, Ike and Tina Turner, Vanilla Fudge, Alice Cooper and The Youngbloods.
25 Jul 1965 Dressed in Carnaby Street threads, the ever-changing Bob Dylan plugged in for his headlining set backed by the Butterfield Blues Band at The Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island. Folk music ‘purists’ tried to boo him off the stage, while the rest of the audience gave him an enthusiastic response. It is usually said that the reason for the crowd's hostile reception was Dylan's 'abandoning' of the folk orthodoxy, or poor sound quality on the night (or a combination of the two).
25 Jul 1964 The Beatles third album 'A Hard Day's Night' started a twenty-one week run at the top of the UK charts. This was the first Beatles album to be recorded entirely on four-track tape, allowing for good stereo mixes.
