Time Will Tell: March 25th

Sunday, March 25, 2012

March 25th

March 25 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. If the ancient Mayans were correct, there are 271 days remaining until the end of time.

1521 The Diet of Worms ends when Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Edict of Worms, declaring Martin Luther an outlaw. Here’s what a diet of worms looks like. . .

1895 Oscar Wilde, whose tomb revels him to be a bottom, is sentenced to 2 years hard labor for being a sodomite

1931 The Scottsboro Boys are arrested in Alabama and charged with rape. There wasn't much singing and dancing, I'm sure.

1935 Jesse Owens equals or breaks 6 world records in one hour

1957 United States Customs seizes copies of Allen Ginsberg's poem "Howl" on the grounds of obscenity.

1961 President John F. Kennedy sets goal of putting a man on moon before the end of decade

1962 Isley Brothers release "Twist and Shout"

1965 Muhammad Ali KOs Sonny Liston in 1 for heavyweight boxing title

1968 Rolling Stones release "Jumping Jack Flash"

Here is a jumping jack flashing

1968 Jefferson Memorial to Westward Expansion is dedicated

1969 "Midnight Cowboy" is released with an X rating

1992 Jay Leno stops being funny and becomes unfortunate host of "Tonight Show"

1999 The US House of Representatives releases the Cox Report which details the People's Republic of China's nuclear espionage against the U.S. over the prior two decades.

2001 32-year-old Erik Weihenmayer, of Boulder, Colorado, becomes the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Sorry, the dog doesn’t make it.