May 25
1787 - The Constitutional Convention convened in Philadelphia under the leadership of George Washington in order to establish a new U.S. government.
1810 - Argentina began its revolt against Spanish rule with the forming of the Primera Junta in Buenos Aires.
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 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 Brown 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 an Oscar for best picture, was released.
1977 - The science-fiction movie "Star Wars" ("A New Hope") was released.
1979 - The worst air disaster in U.S. history (excluding the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks) occurred when a DC-10 crashed at Chicago's O'Hare airport, killing 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 host of NBC's "Tonight Show", succeeding Johnny Carson.
2005 - Carrie Underwood won the fourth season of 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. (Skilling faces resentencing after his original 24-year sentenced was overturned; Lay died before sentencing.)
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, Ariz., 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 - "The Oprah Winfrey Show" aired its final broadcast, ending a 25-year run.
2014 - 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.
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; the once-powerful movie producer turned himself in to face the charges and was released on $1 million bail after a court appearance.
2018 - President Donald Trump signed a trio of executive orders to overhaul the federal bureaucracy by making it easier to fire federal workers for poor performance and misconduct.
2018 - By a 2-to-1 margin, voters in Ireland chose to repeal a constitutional ban on abortion.
Birthdays
25 - Aly Raisman (gymnast)
29 - Ebonee Noel (actress)
29 - Bo Dallas (professional wrestler)
34 - Roman Reigns (professional wrestler)
34 - Lauren Frost (actress/singer)
37 - Esme Bianco (actress)
40 - Corbin Allred (actor)
42 - Alberto Del Rio (professional wrestler)
43 - Ethan Suplee (actor)
43 - Cillian Murphy (actor)
43 - Erinn Hayes (actress)
46 - Molly Sims (actress)
47 - Octavia Spencer (actress)
48 - Justin Henry (actor)
49 - Jamie Kennedy (actor/comedian)
49 - Lindsay Greenbush (actress)
49 - Sidney Greenbush (actress)
50 - Stacy London (TV host)
50 - Anne Heche (actress)
51 - Joseph Reitman (actor)
52 - Matt Borrenghi (actor)
56 - Mike Myers (actor/comedian)
59 - Amy Klobuchar (politician)
61 - Paul Weller (singer)
64 - Connie Sellecca (actress)
68 - Patti D'Arbanville (actress)
72 - Jackie Weaver (actress)
72 - Karen Valentine (actress)
75 - Frank Oz (muppeteer/director)
76 - Leslie Uggams (actress/singer)
76 - Jessi Colter (country singer)
80 - Ian McKellen (actor)
83 - Tom T. Hall (country singer)
90 - Ann Robinson (actress)
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Today in Sports History - May 25
1922 - Babe Ruth was suspended for one day and fined $200 for throwing dirt on an umpire.
1935 - American track star Jesse Owens broke three world records and tied another in just over 45 minutes at a Big Ten track meet in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The feat was dubbed "the greatest 45 minutes ever in sport."
1935 - Babe Ruth hit the 714th and final home run of his career. His 714 home runs stood as the major league career record until broken by Hank Aaron in 1974.
1941 - Ted Williams raises his season batting average over .400 for the first time for the season.
1959 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in State Athletic Commission v. Dorsey, struck down a Louisiana law prohibiting interracial boxing matches. (The case had been brought by Joseph Dorsey Jr., a black professional boxer.)
1965 - Muhammad Ali knocked out Sonny Liston in the first round of their world heavyweight title rematch in Lewiston, Maine. (Ali's victory generated controversy over whether he'd truly connected when he sent Liston crashing to the canvas with a right to the head, or whether it was a "phantom punch," implying that the fight had been fixed.)
1970 - The Indiana Pacers defeated the Los Angeles Stars in six games to win the ABA championship.
1975 - The Golden State Warriors defeat the Washington Bullets in a sweep to win the NBA championship.
1978 - The Montreal Canadiens defeat the Boston Bruins to win the Stanley Cup.
1981 - Al Unser became the first Indianapolis 500 winner to be disqualified.
1981 - Carl Yastrzemski becomes just the fourth player in major league history to play in 3,000 games, joining Ty Cobb, Stan Musial and Hank Aaron.
1982 - Ferguson Jenkins became the seventh pitcher in major league history with 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 the Stanley Cup.
1995 - The NHL announced the sale of the Quebec Nordiques to a group that planned to move the franchise to Colorado.
1997 - The Minnesota Twins retired Kirby Puckett's number.
1997 - Todd and Mel Stottlemyre became the first father and son to win 100 baseball games.
2014 - Ryan Hunter-Reay became the first American to win the Indianapolis 500 since 2006, making a dramatic pass of Helio Castroneves on the final lap.
1787 - The Constitutional Convention convened in Philadelphia under the leadership of George Washington in order to establish a new U.S. government.
1810 - Argentina began its revolt against Spanish rule with the forming of the Primera Junta in Buenos Aires.
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 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 Brown 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 an Oscar for best picture, was released.
1977 - The science-fiction movie "Star Wars" ("A New Hope") was released.
1979 - The worst air disaster in U.S. history (excluding the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks) occurred when a DC-10 crashed at Chicago's O'Hare airport, killing 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 host of NBC's "Tonight Show", succeeding Johnny Carson.
2005 - Carrie Underwood won the fourth season of 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. (Skilling faces resentencing after his original 24-year sentenced was overturned; Lay died before sentencing.)
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, Ariz., 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 - "The Oprah Winfrey Show" aired its final broadcast, ending a 25-year run.
2014 - 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.
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; the once-powerful movie producer turned himself in to face the charges and was released on $1 million bail after a court appearance.
2018 - President Donald Trump signed a trio of executive orders to overhaul the federal bureaucracy by making it easier to fire federal workers for poor performance and misconduct.
2018 - By a 2-to-1 margin, voters in Ireland chose to repeal a constitutional ban on abortion.
Birthdays
25 - Aly Raisman (gymnast)
29 - Ebonee Noel (actress)
29 - Bo Dallas (professional wrestler)
34 - Roman Reigns (professional wrestler)
34 - Lauren Frost (actress/singer)
37 - Esme Bianco (actress)
40 - Corbin Allred (actor)
42 - Alberto Del Rio (professional wrestler)
43 - Ethan Suplee (actor)
43 - Cillian Murphy (actor)
43 - Erinn Hayes (actress)
46 - Molly Sims (actress)
47 - Octavia Spencer (actress)
48 - Justin Henry (actor)
49 - Jamie Kennedy (actor/comedian)
49 - Lindsay Greenbush (actress)
49 - Sidney Greenbush (actress)
50 - Stacy London (TV host)
50 - Anne Heche (actress)
51 - Joseph Reitman (actor)
52 - Matt Borrenghi (actor)
56 - Mike Myers (actor/comedian)
59 - Amy Klobuchar (politician)
61 - Paul Weller (singer)
64 - Connie Sellecca (actress)
68 - Patti D'Arbanville (actress)
72 - Jackie Weaver (actress)
72 - Karen Valentine (actress)
75 - Frank Oz (muppeteer/director)
76 - Leslie Uggams (actress/singer)
76 - Jessi Colter (country singer)
80 - Ian McKellen (actor)
83 - Tom T. Hall (country singer)
90 - Ann Robinson (actress)
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Today in Sports History - May 25
1922 - Babe Ruth was suspended for one day and fined $200 for throwing dirt on an umpire.
1935 - American track star Jesse Owens broke three world records and tied another in just over 45 minutes at a Big Ten track meet in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The feat was dubbed "the greatest 45 minutes ever in sport."
1935 - Babe Ruth hit the 714th and final home run of his career. His 714 home runs stood as the major league career record until broken by Hank Aaron in 1974.
1941 - Ted Williams raises his season batting average over .400 for the first time for the season.
1959 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in State Athletic Commission v. Dorsey, struck down a Louisiana law prohibiting interracial boxing matches. (The case had been brought by Joseph Dorsey Jr., a black professional boxer.)
1965 - Muhammad Ali knocked out Sonny Liston in the first round of their world heavyweight title rematch in Lewiston, Maine. (Ali's victory generated controversy over whether he'd truly connected when he sent Liston crashing to the canvas with a right to the head, or whether it was a "phantom punch," implying that the fight had been fixed.)
1970 - The Indiana Pacers defeated the Los Angeles Stars in six games to win the ABA championship.
1975 - The Golden State Warriors defeat the Washington Bullets in a sweep to win the NBA championship.
1978 - The Montreal Canadiens defeat the Boston Bruins to win the Stanley Cup.
1981 - Al Unser became the first Indianapolis 500 winner to be disqualified.
1981 - Carl Yastrzemski becomes just the fourth player in major league history to play in 3,000 games, joining Ty Cobb, Stan Musial and Hank Aaron.
1982 - Ferguson Jenkins became the seventh pitcher in major league history with 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 the Stanley Cup.
1995 - The NHL announced the sale of the Quebec Nordiques to a group that planned to move the franchise to Colorado.
1997 - The Minnesota Twins retired Kirby Puckett's number.
1997 - Todd and Mel Stottlemyre became the first father and son to win 100 baseball games.
2014 - Ryan Hunter-Reay became the first American to win the Indianapolis 500 since 2006, making a dramatic pass of Helio Castroneves on the final lap.
