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
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
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.
1881 Béla Bártok, Hungarian composer/pianist/founder of ethnomusicology
1911 Jack Ruby, US nightclub owner/Murderer of Lee Harvey Oswald/conspiracy theorists' wet-dream
1940 Anita Bryant, US singer/product spokesperson/hatemonger/pie-catcher/ mother of a gay son. Karma's a bitch, ain't it?
1942 Richard O'Brien, bisexual English writer/TV host/performer/Riff Raff in The Rocky Horror Show
1942 Aretha Franklin, hungry diva/singer/songwriter/pianist/hat wearer. Her hat is in the Smithsonian.
