June 25, 2026 - Reporting History

an Ottoman official standing in front of nearly a dozen mounted tribesmen.

Fezzan Chieftains Beheaded By Ottomans

The Malta Times of the 25th ult., publishes advices from Tripoli of the 20th, announcing that the famous chieftain of Fezzan, Abd-el-Gelil, and his brother, Seif-el-Nasar, had been betrayed by…

Picture of the HMS Sappho as seen from the port side.

Daily News Maritime & Naval History Shipwrecks & Nautical Disasters

Collision Of Two Sapphos

DURING FOG on Saturday, the Wilson liner Sappho and H.M.S. second-class Cruiser Sappho were in collision off Dungeness. The cruiser was badly rammed by the liner, and at once began…

Picture of three Confederate prisoners standing and sitting on a split rail fence.

US Civil War

June 25, 1863 – The Invasion Of Maryland And Pennsylvania

The invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania continues to be the absorbing subject of the day. The announcement made yesterday that the Confederates had crossed the Potomac into Maryland in strong…