May 25
1787 - The Constitutional Convention convened in Philadelphia under the leadership of George Washington, in order to establish a new U.S. government.
1895 - Playwright Oscar Wilde was convicted of a morals charge in London and sentenced to prison.
1925 - John Scopes was indicted for teaching Darwin's Theory of Evolution.
1946 - Transjordan became a kingdom as it proclaimed its new monarch, Abdullah I.
1961 - President John F. Kennedy told Congress: “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth.”
1964 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, ordered the Virginia county to reopen its public schools, which officials had closed in an attempt to circumvent the Supreme Court's 1954 Broad v. Board of Education of Topeka desegregation ruling.
1968 - The Gateway Arch in St. Louis was dedicated.
1969 - Midnight Cowboy, the only X-rated film to win a best picture Oscar, was released.
1977 - The science fiction movie "Star Wars" (later retitled "Episode IV: A New Hope") was released in theaters.
1979 - The worst air disaster in U.S. history (excluding the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks) occurred when a DC-10 crashed at Chicago's O'Hare airport, killing more than 270 people.
1981 - Daredevil Dan Goodwin, wearing a Spiderman costume, scaled the outside of Chicago's Sears Tower in 71/2 hours.
1986 - An estimated 7 million people participated in "Hands Across America," forming a line across the country to raise money for the nation's hungry and homeless.
1992 - Jay Leno debuted as the new host of NBC's "Tonight Show," succeeding Johnny Carson.
2005 - Carrie Underwood won the fourth season of the reality show "American Idol".
2006 - Kenneth L. Lay and Jeffrey K. Skilling, the chief executives who guided Enron through its spectacular rise and even more stunning fall, were found guilty of fraud and conspiracy.
2008 - NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander arrived on the Red Planet to begin searching for evidence of water; the spacecraft confirmed the presence of water ice at its landing site.
2011 - A judge in Tucson, Arizona, ruled that Jared Lee Loughner, the man accused of wounding U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killing six in a shooting rampage, was mentally incompetent to stand trial.
2011 - A judge in Salt Lake City sentenced street preacher Brian David Mitchell to life in prison for kidnapping and raping Elizabeth Smart, who was 14 at the time of her abduction in 2002.
2012 - The private company SpaceX made history as its Dragon capsule docked with the International Space Station.
2016 - Actor Johnny Depp’s wife, Amber Heard, filed for divorce in Los Angeles, citing irreconcilable differences after 15 months of marriage.
2017 - Surrounded by stone-faced allies, President Donald Trump rebuked fellow NATO members for failing to meet the military alliance’s financial benchmarks.
2018 - Harvey Weinstein was charged in New York with rape and another sex felony in the first prosecution to result from the wave of allegations against him. (Weinstein was convicted of rape and sexual assault; he is serving a 23-year prison sentence.)
2020 - George Floyd was killed when a Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee on Floyd's neck for about 9 1/2 minutes while Floyd was handcuffed and pleading he couldn't breathe; Floyd's death, captured on video by a bystander, would lead to worldwide protests, some of which turned violent, and a reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S.
Birthdays
28 - Aly Raisman (gymnast)
32 - Bo Dallas (professional wrestler)
37 - Lauren Frost (actress/singer)
37 - Roman Reigns (professional wrestler)
43 - Corbin Allred (actor)
45 - Alberto Del Rio (professional wrestler)
46 - Ethan Suplee (actor)
46 - Erinn Hayes (actress)
49 - Molly Sims (actress)
51 - Justin Henry (actor)
52 - Octavia Spencer (actress)
52 - Jamie Kennedy (actor/comedian)
53 - Anne Heche (actress)
54 - Joseph Reitman (actor)
59 - Mike Myers (actor/comedian)
67 - Connie Sellecca (actress)
71 - Patti D'Arbanville (actress)
75 - Jacki Weaver (actress)
75 - Karen Valentine (actress)
78 - Frank Oz (director/muppeteer)
83 - Ian McKellen (actor)
93 - Ann Robinson (actress)
==========================================
Today in Sports History - May 25
1922 - Babe Ruth was suspended for one day and fined $200 for throwing dirt on an umpire.
1935 - Babe Ruth hit the 714th and final home run of his career in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. (The record would stand until broken by Hank Aaron in 1974.)
1935 - American track star Jesse Owens broke three world records and tied another in a little over one hour.
1965 - Muhammad Ali knocked Sonny Liston out cold in the first round after just 1 minute and 56 seconds, for the world heavyweight championship.
1970 - The Indiana Pacers defeated the Los Angeles Stars in six games to win the ABA championship.
1975 - The Golden State Warriors sweep the Washington Bullets to win the NBA championship.
1978 - The Montreal Canadiens win a third consecutive Stanley Cup after defeating the Boston Bruins in six games.
1981 - Al Unser became the first Indianapolis 500 winner to be disqualified.
1981 - Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox becomes just the fourth player in MLB history to play in 3,000 games, joining Ty Cobb, Stan Musial and Hank Aaron.
1982 - Ferguson Jenkins becomes the seventh pitcher in MLB history to record 3,000 career strikeouts.
1989 - The Calgary Flames defeated the Montreal Canadiens to win their first Stanley Cup.
1991 - The Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Minnesota North Stars in six games to win their first Stanley Cup.
1995 - The NHL announced the sale of the Quebec Nordiques to COMSAT, who moved the team to Colorado.
1997 - The Minnesota Twins retired Kirby Puckett's #34.
1787 - The Constitutional Convention convened in Philadelphia under the leadership of George Washington, in order to establish a new U.S. government.
1895 - Playwright Oscar Wilde was convicted of a morals charge in London and sentenced to prison.
1925 - John Scopes was indicted for teaching Darwin's Theory of Evolution.
1946 - Transjordan became a kingdom as it proclaimed its new monarch, Abdullah I.
1961 - President John F. Kennedy told Congress: “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth.”
1964 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, ordered the Virginia county to reopen its public schools, which officials had closed in an attempt to circumvent the Supreme Court's 1954 Broad v. Board of Education of Topeka desegregation ruling.
1968 - The Gateway Arch in St. Louis was dedicated.
1969 - Midnight Cowboy, the only X-rated film to win a best picture Oscar, was released.
1977 - The science fiction movie "Star Wars" (later retitled "Episode IV: A New Hope") was released in theaters.
1979 - The worst air disaster in U.S. history (excluding the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks) occurred when a DC-10 crashed at Chicago's O'Hare airport, killing more than 270 people.
1981 - Daredevil Dan Goodwin, wearing a Spiderman costume, scaled the outside of Chicago's Sears Tower in 71/2 hours.
1986 - An estimated 7 million people participated in "Hands Across America," forming a line across the country to raise money for the nation's hungry and homeless.
1992 - Jay Leno debuted as the new host of NBC's "Tonight Show," succeeding Johnny Carson.
2005 - Carrie Underwood won the fourth season of the reality show "American Idol".
2006 - Kenneth L. Lay and Jeffrey K. Skilling, the chief executives who guided Enron through its spectacular rise and even more stunning fall, were found guilty of fraud and conspiracy.
2008 - NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander arrived on the Red Planet to begin searching for evidence of water; the spacecraft confirmed the presence of water ice at its landing site.
2011 - A judge in Tucson, Arizona, ruled that Jared Lee Loughner, the man accused of wounding U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killing six in a shooting rampage, was mentally incompetent to stand trial.
2011 - A judge in Salt Lake City sentenced street preacher Brian David Mitchell to life in prison for kidnapping and raping Elizabeth Smart, who was 14 at the time of her abduction in 2002.
2012 - The private company SpaceX made history as its Dragon capsule docked with the International Space Station.
2016 - Actor Johnny Depp’s wife, Amber Heard, filed for divorce in Los Angeles, citing irreconcilable differences after 15 months of marriage.
2017 - Surrounded by stone-faced allies, President Donald Trump rebuked fellow NATO members for failing to meet the military alliance’s financial benchmarks.
2018 - Harvey Weinstein was charged in New York with rape and another sex felony in the first prosecution to result from the wave of allegations against him. (Weinstein was convicted of rape and sexual assault; he is serving a 23-year prison sentence.)
2020 - George Floyd was killed when a Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee on Floyd's neck for about 9 1/2 minutes while Floyd was handcuffed and pleading he couldn't breathe; Floyd's death, captured on video by a bystander, would lead to worldwide protests, some of which turned violent, and a reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S.
Birthdays
28 - Aly Raisman (gymnast)
32 - Bo Dallas (professional wrestler)
37 - Lauren Frost (actress/singer)
37 - Roman Reigns (professional wrestler)
43 - Corbin Allred (actor)
45 - Alberto Del Rio (professional wrestler)
46 - Ethan Suplee (actor)
46 - Erinn Hayes (actress)
49 - Molly Sims (actress)
51 - Justin Henry (actor)
52 - Octavia Spencer (actress)
52 - Jamie Kennedy (actor/comedian)
53 - Anne Heche (actress)
54 - Joseph Reitman (actor)
59 - Mike Myers (actor/comedian)
67 - Connie Sellecca (actress)
71 - Patti D'Arbanville (actress)
75 - Jacki Weaver (actress)
75 - Karen Valentine (actress)
78 - Frank Oz (director/muppeteer)
83 - Ian McKellen (actor)
93 - Ann Robinson (actress)
==========================================
Today in Sports History - May 25
1922 - Babe Ruth was suspended for one day and fined $200 for throwing dirt on an umpire.
1935 - Babe Ruth hit the 714th and final home run of his career in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. (The record would stand until broken by Hank Aaron in 1974.)
1935 - American track star Jesse Owens broke three world records and tied another in a little over one hour.
1965 - Muhammad Ali knocked Sonny Liston out cold in the first round after just 1 minute and 56 seconds, for the world heavyweight championship.
1970 - The Indiana Pacers defeated the Los Angeles Stars in six games to win the ABA championship.
1975 - The Golden State Warriors sweep the Washington Bullets to win the NBA championship.
1978 - The Montreal Canadiens win a third consecutive Stanley Cup after defeating the Boston Bruins in six games.
1981 - Al Unser became the first Indianapolis 500 winner to be disqualified.
1981 - Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox becomes just the fourth player in MLB history to play in 3,000 games, joining Ty Cobb, Stan Musial and Hank Aaron.
1982 - Ferguson Jenkins becomes the seventh pitcher in MLB history to record 3,000 career strikeouts.
1989 - The Calgary Flames defeated the Montreal Canadiens to win their first Stanley Cup.
1991 - The Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Minnesota North Stars in six games to win their first Stanley Cup.
1995 - The NHL announced the sale of the Quebec Nordiques to COMSAT, who moved the team to Colorado.
1997 - The Minnesota Twins retired Kirby Puckett's #34.
