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On This Day: August 25

5 verified moments happened on August 25. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

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  1. 1939🌈 The Wizard of Oz opens nationwide, following Dorothy and Toto down the yellow brick road.Movies & TV · Source: Wikipedia, 'The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)' US release (Aug 25 1939)
  2. 1989🛰️ Voyager 2 sweeps past Neptune, returning humanity's first close-up images of the distant blue planet.History · Source: NASA; EarthSky (Aug 25 1989)
  3. 1989🔵 NASA's Voyager 2 makes its closest approach to Neptune, the only spacecraft ever to visit the planet.Technology · Source: NASA, 'Voyager 2 Neptune Flyby' (Aug 25 1989)
  4. 1991🐧 Linus Torvalds posts a message announcing his free operating system, calling it just a hobby.Technology · Source: LWN.net; Usenet archive (Aug 25 1991)
  5. 1996 Tiger Woods wins his third consecutive U.S. Amateur title, rallying past Steve Scott on the 38th hole at Pumpkin Ridge.Sports · Source: Golf.com and Times-News 'Today in Sports' - August 25, 1996, Pumpkin Ridge.

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