Editing May 25 (section)

===1601–1900===
*[[1644]] &ndash; [[Ming dynasty|Ming]] general [[Wu Sangui]] forms an alliance with the invading [[Manchus]] and opens the gates of the [[Great Wall of China]] at [[Shanhai Pass|Shanhaiguan]] pass, letting the Manchus through towards the capital Beijing.
*[[1659]] &ndash; [[Richard Cromwell]] resigns as [[Lord Protector]] of England following the restoration of the [[Long Parliament]], beginning a second brief period of the [[republicanism|republican]] government called the [[Commonwealth of England]].
*[[1660]] &ndash; [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] lands at Dover at the invitation of the [[Convention Parliament (England)|Convention Parliament]], which marks the end of the [[Cromwell]]-proclaimed [[Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland]] and begins the [[Stuart Restoration|Restoration of the British monarchy]].
*[[1738]] &ndash; A treaty between [[Pennsylvania]] and [[Maryland]] ends the [[Cresap's War|Conojocular War]] with settlement of a [[territorial dispute|boundary dispute]] and exchange of [[prisoner of war|prisoners]].
*[[1763]] &ndash; First issue of ''[[Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler]]'', the first regular Norwegian newspaper (1763&ndash;1920).<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler |first1=Hans Fredrik |last1=Dahl |first2=Svennik |last2=Høyer |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date=18 March 2024 |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Norske_Intelligenz-Seddeler |language=no|access-date=18 March 2024}}</ref>
*[[1787]] &ndash; After a delay of 11 days, the [[Constitutional Convention (United States)|United States Constitutional Convention]] formally convenes in Philadelphia after a [[quorum]] of seven states is secured.<ref>{{cite book|last=Berkin|first=Carol|title=A Brilliant Solution: Inventing the American Constitution|location=Orlando, Fla.|publisher=Harcourt|date=2003|isbn=9780151009480|url=https://archive.org/details/brilliantsolutio00berk|url-access=registration|pages=[https://archive.org/details/brilliantsolutio00berk/page/32 32], 43}}</ref>
*[[1798]] &ndash; [[Irish Rebellion of 1798|United Irishmen Rebellion]]: [[Battle of Carlow]] begins; [[Carnew executions|executions of suspected rebels at Carnew]] and [[Dunlavin Green executions|at Dunlavin Green]] take place.
*[[1809]] &ndash; [[Chuquisaca Revolution]]: Patriot revolt in Chuquisaca (modern-day [[Sucre]]) against the [[Spanish Empire]], sparking the [[Spanish American wars of independence|Latin American wars of independence]].
*[[1810]] &ndash; [[May Revolution]]: Citizens of [[Buenos Aires]] expel [[Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata|Viceroy]] [[Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros]] during the [[May Revolution#May Week|"May Week"]], starting the [[Argentine War of Independence]].
*[[1819]] &ndash; The [[Argentine Constitution of 1819]] is [[Promulgation|promulgated]].
*[[1833]] &ndash; The [[Chilean Constitution of 1833]] is promulgated.
*[[1865]] &ndash; In [[Mobile, Alabama]], around 300 people are killed when an [[Mobile magazine explosion|ordnance depot explodes]].
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Gilbert and Sullivan]]'s [[comic opera]] ''[[H.M.S. Pinafore]]'' opens at the [[Opera Comique]] in London.
*[[1895]] &ndash; Playwright, poet and novelist [[Oscar Wilde]] is convicted of "committing acts of [[Labouchere Amendment|gross indecency]] with [[Homosexuality|other male persons]]" and sentenced to serve two years in prison.
*  1895   &ndash; The [[Republic of Formosa]] is formed, with [[Tang Jingsong]] as its [[List of rulers of Taiwan#Republic of Formosa .281895.29|president]].