May 25 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. If the ancient Mayans were correct, there are 210 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 for opening a can of worms.
1787 Constitutional convention opens at Philadelphia. George Washington presides.
1895 Oscar Wilde, whose tomb reveals him to be a big ol' bottom, is sentenced to 2 years hard labor for being a sodomite
1925 John T. Scopes is indicted in Tennessee for teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Things have not evolved much in Tennessee.
1935 Jesse Owens equals or breaks 6 world records in one hour. He doesn't break a sweat.
1953 1st atomic cannon is fired electronically at what was Frenchman Flat, Nevada
1961 John F. Kennedy sets goal of putting a man on the moon before the end of decade
1965 Muhammad Ali KOs Sonny Liston in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
1968 Jefferson Memorial to Westward Expansion in St. Louis dedicated
1969 "Midnight Cowboy" is released with an X rating
1999 The US House of Representatives releases the Cox Report which, ostensibly, 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.
1939 Dixie Carter, US actress/forever Julia Sugarbaker
