05. 25. ON THIS DAY in past
on this day in history so many things happened, both good and bad
1521
Edict of Worms outlaws Martin Luther and his followers
1522
Holy Roman Emperor Charles V returns to Spain
1660
King Charles II of England lands in Dover
1787
Constitutional convention opens at Philadelphia, George Washington presiding
1816
Collection of poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge published by John Murray in London, including "Kubla Khan" and "Christabel"
1842
Christian Doppler presents his idea, now known as the Doppler Effect, to the Royal Bohemian Society, Prague
1895
Oscar Wilde sentenced to 2 years imprisonment for gross indecency
1922
Babe Ruth suspended 1 day and fined $200 for throwing dirt on an umpire
1927
Henry Ford announces that he is ending production of the Model T Ford
1935
Track and field athlete Jesse Owens equals or breaks 4 world records in 45 minutes at a Big Ten meet at Ferry Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Remembered as "the greatest 45 minutes ever in sport".
1941
Ted Williams raises his batting average over .400 for 1st time in 1941
1943
Agnes Moorehead appears in "Sorry, Wrong Number" on the radio program "Suspense", her most successful appearance
1948
Polish war hero Witold Pilecki is executed by communist police after a show trial in Warsaw
1961
JFK announces US goal of putting a man on Moon before the end of decade
1964
16th Emmy Awards: "The Dick Van Dyke Show", Dick Van Dyke & Mary Tyler Moore win
1965
Muhammad Ali KOs Sonny Liston in 1 for heavyweight boxing title rematch
1968
Rolling Stones release "Jumping Jack Flash"
1969
"Midnight Cowboy" directed by John Schlesinger and starring Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1970)
1972
Heavyweight Joe Frazier KOs Ron Stander
1973
George Harrison releases "Give Me Love" in UK
1977
Original "Star Wars" movie (Episode IV – A New Hope), directed by George Lucas and starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford first released
1979
"Alien", directed by Ridley Scott and starring Sigourney Weaver is released
1989
Mikhail Gorbachev elected Executive President in the Soviet Union
1989
Weird Al Yankovic records "She Drives Like Crazy"
2000
53rd Cannes Film Festival: "Dancer in the Dark" directed by Lars von Trier and starring Björk (Best Actress) wins the Palme d'Or
2002
47th Eurovision Song Contest: Marie N for Latvia wins singing "I Wanna" in Tallinn
2003
56th Cannes Film Festival: "Elephant" directed by Gus Van Sant wins the Palme d'Or
2005
13th UEFA Champions League Final: Liverpool beats Milan (3-3, 3-2 on penalties)
2011
Oprah Winfrey airs her last show, ending her twenty five year run of The Oprah Winfrey Show
2012
A SpaceX Dragon becomes the first commercial spacecraft to dock at the International Space Station
2017
"Wonder Woman" directed by Patty Jenkins, starring Gal Gadot and Chris Pine premieres in Los Angeles - 1st superhero film directed by a woman
and that's just a small part of all that happened on this day in history, and I hope you liked this little thing I set.
Have a nice day, and know that one day on this day will remember and there will be only history. so do something that people will remember
and here are a few people who were born on this day
1048
Emperor Shenzong of China (d. 1085)
1803
Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist/philosopher (Concord Hymn), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1889
Igor Sikorsky, Russian-American pioneer of aviation in both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, born in Kiev, Ukraine (d. 1972)
1926
Bill Sharman, American Hall of Fame basketball player (Boston Celtics), born in Abilene, Texas (d. 2013
1939
Sir Ian McKellen, English film and theatre actor (Lord of the Rings, X-Men), born in Burnley Lancashire
1956
Sugar Minott, Jamaican singer
1963
Mike Myers, Canadian comedian (SNL, Wayne's World)
1969
Anne Heche, American actress (Donnie Brasco, Juror, Volcano), born in Aurora, Ohio
This is a nice collection , wow
nice
lots of awesome things went on today............