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May 25, 220 days left in this year
1787– The Constitutional Convention convened in Philadelphia under the leadership of George Washington, in order to establish a new U.S. government.
1925– John Scopes was indicted for teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution.
1935– American track star Jesse Owens broke three world records and tied another in a little over an hour.
1965– Muhammad Ali knocked Sonny Liston out cold in the first round, after 1 minute and 56 seconds, for the world heavyweight title.
1968– The Gateway Arch was dedicated in St. Louis.
1969– Midnight Cowboy, the only x-rated film to win a best picture Oscar, was released.
1979– The worst air disaster in U.S. history (excluding the Sept. 11 attacks) occurred when a DC-10 crashed at Chicago’s O’Hare airport, killing over 270 people.
Birthdays
1803– Ralph Waldo Emerson, poet, and essayist
1889– Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky, inventor, help develop the helicopter
1897– Gene Tunney, former heavyweight champion boxer
1927– Robert Ludlum, author, The Bourne Identity
1929– Beverly Sills, singer
1944– Frank Oz, director, puppeteer
1949– Jamaica Kincaid, author