May 25<\/p>\n
1787
\nThe Constitutional Convention convened in Philadelphia under the leadership of George Washington, in order to establish a new U.S. government.<\/p>\n
1925
\nJohn Scopes was indicted for teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution.<\/p>\n
1935
\nAmerican track star Jesse Owens broke three world records and tied another in a little over an hour.<\/p>\n
1965
\nMuhammad Ali knocked Sonny Liston out cold in the first round, after 1 minute and 56 seconds, for the world heavyweight title.<\/p>\n
1968
\nThe Gateway Arch was dedicated in St. Louis.<\/p>\n
1969
\nMidnight Cowboy, the only x-rated film to win the best picture Oscar, was released.<\/p>\n
1979
\nThe 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.<\/p>\n
Birthdays<\/p>\n
Ralph Waldo Emerson
\nAmerican poet and essayist (1803)<\/p>\n
Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky
\nInventor (1889)<\/p>\n
Gene Tunney
\nboxer (1897)<\/p>\n
Robert Ludlum
\nnovelist (1927)<\/p>\n
Beverly Sills
\nsinger (1929)<\/p>\n
Frank Oz
\npuppeteer (1944)<\/p>\n
Jamaica Kincaid
\nwriter (1949)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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