May 25
1521 - Martin Luther was branded a heretic and had his writings banned by the Edict of Worms (vohrms) because of his religious beliefs.
1787 - The Constitutional Convention convened in Philadelphia under the leadership of George Washington, in order to establish a new U.S. government.
1793 - Father Stephen Theodore Badin became the first Roman Catholic priest to be ordained in the United States during a ceremony in Baltimore.
1810 - Argentina began its revolt against Spanish rule with the forming of the Primera Junta in Buenos Aires.
1895 - Playwright Oscar Wilde was convicted of a morals charge in London and sentenced to prison.
1916 - The Chicago Tribune published an interview with Henry Ford in which the automobile industrialist was quoted as saying, "History is more or less bunk."
1925 - John Scopes was indicted for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution.
1942 - U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Stilwell, frustrated over being driven out of Burma by Japanese forces during World War II, told reporters in Delhi, India: "I claim we got a hell of a beating."
1946 - Transjordan became a kingdom as it proclaimed its new monarch, Abdullah I.
1957 - The third tube of the Lincoln Tunnel connecting New York and New Jersey was opened to traffic.
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."
1968 - The Gateway Arch in St. Louis was dedicated.
1969 - Midnight Cowboy, the only X-rated film to win an Oscar for "Best Picture", was released.
1977 - The science-fiction film Star Wars was released in theaters.
1979 - The worst air disaster in U.S. history (excluding the 9/11 terrorist attacks) occurred when a DC-10 crashed during takeoff at Chicago's O'Hare airport, killing all 271 people on board and two on the ground.
1981 - Daredevil Dan Goodwin, wearing a Spider-Man costume, scaled the outside of Chicago's Sears Tower in 7 1/2 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 host of NBC's "Tonight Show", succeeding Johnny Carson.
2005 - Carrie Underwood won the fourth season of "American Idol".
2006 - Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, the chief executives who guided Enron through its spectacular rise and even more stunning fall, were found guilty of fraud and conspiracy. (Skilling faces resentencing after his original 24-year sentence was overturned; Lay died before sentencing.)
2011 - A judge in Tucson, Arizona ruled that Jared Lee Loughner, the man accused of wounding U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killing six others in a shooting rampage, was mentally incompetent to stand trial.
2011 - "The Oprah Winfrey Show" aired its final broadcast, ending a 25-year run.
Birthdays
24 - Aly Raisman (gymnast)
28 - Ebonee Noel (actress)
28 - Bo Dallas (professional wrestler)
33 - Lauren Frost (actress/singer)
33 - Roman Reigns (professional wrestler)
36 - Esme Bianco (actress)
39 - Corbin Allred (actor)
40 - Todd Whitener (musician)
41 - Alberto Del Rio (professional wrestler)
42 - Ethan Suplee (actor)
42 - Cillian Murphy (actor)
42 - Erinn Hayes (actress)
43 - Lauryn Hill (singer)
45 - Molly Sims (actress)
47 - Justin Henry (actor)
48 - Octavia Spencer (actress)
48 - Jamie Kennedy (actor/comedian)
49 - Stacy London (TV host)
49 - Anne Heche (actress)
50 - Joseph Reitman (actor)
51 - Matt Borlenghie (actor)
55 - Mike Myers (actor/comedian)
60 - Paul Weller (singer/musician)
63 - Connie Sellecca (actress)
67 - Patti D'Arbanville (actress)
71 - Jacki Weaver (actress)
71 - Karen Valentine (actress)
74 - Frank Oz (director/muppeteer)
75 - Leslie Uggams (actress/singer)
79 - Sir Ian McKellen (actor)
89 - Ann Robinson (actress)
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Today in Sports History - May 25
1922 - Babe Ruth suspended one day and fined $200 for throwing dirt on an umpire.
1935 - American track star Jesse Owens broke three world records and tied a fourth in a little over an hour.
1935 - Babe Ruth of the Boston Braves, hit the final three home runs of his career, nos. 712, 713, and 714, establishing a new major league record, in an 11-7 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. (The record would stand for 39 years until broken by Hank Aaron.)
1941 - Ted Williams raises his batting average over .400 for first time in 1941.
1951 - Future Hall of Famer Willie Mays made his major league debut with the New York Giants.
1959 - The U.S. Supreme Court rules that a Louisiana law prohibiting black vs. white boxing is unconstitutional.
1963 - Early Wynn wins his 300th baseball game.
1965 - Muhammad Ali knocked out Sonny Liston one minute and 56 seconds into the first round of their world heavyweight title fight.
1966 - Peru and Argentina soccer fans fight in Lima, Peru; 248 die.
1970 - The Indiana Pacers defeat the Los Angeles Stars in six games to win the ABA championship.
1975 - The Golden State Warriors defeat the Washington Bullets in a four game sweep to win the NBA championship.
1976 - Heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali knocks out Richard Dunn in five rounds for heavyweight boxing title in Munich, Germany.
1978 - The Montreal Canadiens defeat the Boston Bruins in six games to win the Stanley Cup.
1982 - Chicago Cubs' Fergie Jenkins becomes the seventh pitcher in major league history to strike out 3,000 batters.
1984 - The Detroit Tigers lose to the Seattle Mariners 7-3, ending a record-tying 17 consecutive road wins.
1989 - The Calgary Flames win their first Stanley Cup, defeating the Montreal Canadiens in six games.
1991 - The Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Minnesota North Stars in six games to win the Stanley Cup.
1995 - The Quebec Nordiques are sold and it is announced the franchise would move to Denver and become the Colorado Avalanche.
1997 - The Minnesota Twins retire Kirby Puckett's number 34.
1997 - Todd and Mel Stottlemyre become first father and son to win 100 Major League Baseball games.
1521 - Martin Luther was branded a heretic and had his writings banned by the Edict of Worms (vohrms) because of his religious beliefs.
1787 - The Constitutional Convention convened in Philadelphia under the leadership of George Washington, in order to establish a new U.S. government.
1793 - Father Stephen Theodore Badin became the first Roman Catholic priest to be ordained in the United States during a ceremony in Baltimore.
1810 - Argentina began its revolt against Spanish rule with the forming of the Primera Junta in Buenos Aires.
1895 - Playwright Oscar Wilde was convicted of a morals charge in London and sentenced to prison.
1916 - The Chicago Tribune published an interview with Henry Ford in which the automobile industrialist was quoted as saying, "History is more or less bunk."
1925 - John Scopes was indicted for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution.
1942 - U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Stilwell, frustrated over being driven out of Burma by Japanese forces during World War II, told reporters in Delhi, India: "I claim we got a hell of a beating."
1946 - Transjordan became a kingdom as it proclaimed its new monarch, Abdullah I.
1957 - The third tube of the Lincoln Tunnel connecting New York and New Jersey was opened to traffic.
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."
1968 - The Gateway Arch in St. Louis was dedicated.
1969 - Midnight Cowboy, the only X-rated film to win an Oscar for "Best Picture", was released.
1977 - The science-fiction film Star Wars was released in theaters.
1979 - The worst air disaster in U.S. history (excluding the 9/11 terrorist attacks) occurred when a DC-10 crashed during takeoff at Chicago's O'Hare airport, killing all 271 people on board and two on the ground.
1981 - Daredevil Dan Goodwin, wearing a Spider-Man costume, scaled the outside of Chicago's Sears Tower in 7 1/2 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 host of NBC's "Tonight Show", succeeding Johnny Carson.
2005 - Carrie Underwood won the fourth season of "American Idol".
2006 - Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, the chief executives who guided Enron through its spectacular rise and even more stunning fall, were found guilty of fraud and conspiracy. (Skilling faces resentencing after his original 24-year sentence was overturned; Lay died before sentencing.)
2011 - A judge in Tucson, Arizona ruled that Jared Lee Loughner, the man accused of wounding U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killing six others in a shooting rampage, was mentally incompetent to stand trial.
2011 - "The Oprah Winfrey Show" aired its final broadcast, ending a 25-year run.
Birthdays
24 - Aly Raisman (gymnast)
28 - Ebonee Noel (actress)
28 - Bo Dallas (professional wrestler)
33 - Lauren Frost (actress/singer)
33 - Roman Reigns (professional wrestler)
36 - Esme Bianco (actress)
39 - Corbin Allred (actor)
40 - Todd Whitener (musician)
41 - Alberto Del Rio (professional wrestler)
42 - Ethan Suplee (actor)
42 - Cillian Murphy (actor)
42 - Erinn Hayes (actress)
43 - Lauryn Hill (singer)
45 - Molly Sims (actress)
47 - Justin Henry (actor)
48 - Octavia Spencer (actress)
48 - Jamie Kennedy (actor/comedian)
49 - Stacy London (TV host)
49 - Anne Heche (actress)
50 - Joseph Reitman (actor)
51 - Matt Borlenghie (actor)
55 - Mike Myers (actor/comedian)
60 - Paul Weller (singer/musician)
63 - Connie Sellecca (actress)
67 - Patti D'Arbanville (actress)
71 - Jacki Weaver (actress)
71 - Karen Valentine (actress)
74 - Frank Oz (director/muppeteer)
75 - Leslie Uggams (actress/singer)
79 - Sir Ian McKellen (actor)
89 - Ann Robinson (actress)
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Today in Sports History - May 25
1922 - Babe Ruth suspended one day and fined $200 for throwing dirt on an umpire.
1935 - American track star Jesse Owens broke three world records and tied a fourth in a little over an hour.
1935 - Babe Ruth of the Boston Braves, hit the final three home runs of his career, nos. 712, 713, and 714, establishing a new major league record, in an 11-7 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. (The record would stand for 39 years until broken by Hank Aaron.)
1941 - Ted Williams raises his batting average over .400 for first time in 1941.
1951 - Future Hall of Famer Willie Mays made his major league debut with the New York Giants.
1959 - The U.S. Supreme Court rules that a Louisiana law prohibiting black vs. white boxing is unconstitutional.
1963 - Early Wynn wins his 300th baseball game.
1965 - Muhammad Ali knocked out Sonny Liston one minute and 56 seconds into the first round of their world heavyweight title fight.
1966 - Peru and Argentina soccer fans fight in Lima, Peru; 248 die.
1970 - The Indiana Pacers defeat the Los Angeles Stars in six games to win the ABA championship.
1975 - The Golden State Warriors defeat the Washington Bullets in a four game sweep to win the NBA championship.
1976 - Heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali knocks out Richard Dunn in five rounds for heavyweight boxing title in Munich, Germany.
1978 - The Montreal Canadiens defeat the Boston Bruins in six games to win the Stanley Cup.
1982 - Chicago Cubs' Fergie Jenkins becomes the seventh pitcher in major league history to strike out 3,000 batters.
1984 - The Detroit Tigers lose to the Seattle Mariners 7-3, ending a record-tying 17 consecutive road wins.
1989 - The Calgary Flames win their first Stanley Cup, defeating the Montreal Canadiens in six games.
1991 - The Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Minnesota North Stars in six games to win the Stanley Cup.
1995 - The Quebec Nordiques are sold and it is announced the franchise would move to Denver and become the Colorado Avalanche.
1997 - The Minnesota Twins retire Kirby Puckett's number 34.
1997 - Todd and Mel Stottlemyre become first father and son to win 100 Major League Baseball games.
