King Henry VI

The Loveday of 1458 was a ritualistic reconciliation between warring factions of the English nobility at St Paul's Cathedral on 25 March 1458. It followed the start of the Wars of the Roses in 1455 and was the result of long negotiations initiated by King Henry VI to resolve the lords' rivalries. The result of these efforts was a settlement of some grievances and a public display of friendship. A procession went from Westminster Palace to St Paul's, with adversaries walking together, holding hands. Contemporaries varied in their views of the accord. Some wrote verses expressing hope that it would lead to new-found peace and prosperity; others were more pessimistic. In the long run, the King's Loveday and its agreements had no long-lasting benefit. Within a few months, petty violence between the lords had broken out again. Historians debate who—if anyone—gained from the 1458 Loveday, as the war it was intended to prevent was only deferred. (Full article...)

Relief of Maat

• ... that a stained-glass depiction of the Relief of Maat (pictured) has decorated Yale Law School's dining hall since 1930?
• ... that Mary Hannay Foott's best-known poem was inspired by the true story of two men who disappeared in the Australian outback in 1877?
• ... that the Cavinti Underground River and Caves Complex has a naturally formed "fountain of youth" from which visitors can drink?
• ... that Mabel Forrest wrote poetry that combined the Australian bush landscape with symbols of witchcraft and Celtic mythology?
• ... that Tennyson once quoted Catullus 96 to Thackeray while they dined?
• ... that Ethan Sanchez was nearly named "Diego Maradona Sanchez" by his father, but his mother's anesthesia wore off in time for her to dismiss the idea?
• ... that Soviet anarchists believed that a dictatorship was a necessary part of a transition towards anarchy and communism?
• ... that Aubrey Bowser worked as a porter at the New York Stock Exchange before becoming a published writer?
• ... that a KonoSuba PlayStation game features an "Underwear Judgement" system?

Maikel García

• The World Baseball Classic concludes with Venezuela defeating the United States in the final (tournament MVP Maikel García pictured).
• In association football, the Confederation of African Football overturns the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final originally won by Senegal, declaring Morocco the winner of the tournament.
• In Nigeria, a series of suspected Boko Haram bombings leaves 26 people dead and 146 others injured in Maiduguri, Borno State.
• Denis Sassou Nguesso is proclaimed the winner of the Republic of the Congo presidential election.

March 25: Feast of the Annunciation (Christianity); Bangladesh Genocide Remembrance Day

Scotia, part of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition

• 708 – Constantine was selected as one of the last popes of the Byzantine Papacy.
• 1655 – Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens discovered Titan, the largest natural satellite of Saturn.
• 1776 – American Revolutionary War: American Patriot forces in Georgia conducted a raid on Tybee Island, with the primary goal of capturing runaway slaves seeking refuge with the British.
• 1903 – The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (ship pictured) anchored in the South Orkney Islands with the intention of establishing the first weather station in Antarctic territory.
• 2006 – Protesters demanding a new election in Belarus, following the presidential vote days earlier, were arrested, including opposition leader Alyaksandr Kazulin.