On This Day May 25th
OTD
May 25th is the one-hundred-forty-fifth day of the year in the
Gregorian calendar; 220 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
567 BC – Servius Tullius, the king of Rome, celebrates a triumph
for his victory over the Etruscans.
240 BC – First recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
1085 – Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo, Spain, back from the
Moors.
1521 – The Diet of Worms ends when Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor,
issues the Edict of Worms, declaring Martin Luther an outlaw.
1787 – After a delay of 11 days, the United States Constitutional
Convention formally convened in Philadelphia after a quorum of seven states was
secured.
1933 – The Walt Disney Company cartoon Three Little Pigs premieres
at Radio City Music Hall, featuring the hit song "Who's Afraid of the Big
Bad Wolf?"
1935 – Jesse Owens of Ohio State University breaks three world
records and ties for a fourth at the Big Ten Conference Track and Field
Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
1961—Apollo program: U.S. President John F. Kennedy announced,
before a special joint session of the U.S. Congress, his goal to initiate a
project to put a "man on the Moon" before the end of the decade.
1977 – Star Wars (retroactively titled Star Wars: Episode IV – A
New Hope) is released in US theaters.
1999 – The United States House of Representatives releases the Cox
Report, which details China's nuclear espionage against the U.S. over the prior
two decades.
2012—The SpaceX Dragon 1 becomes the first commercial spacecraft
to successfully rendezvous with and berth at the International Space Station.
1550 – Camillus de Lellis, Italian saint, and nurse (d. 1614)
1803 – Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet and philosopher (d.
1882)
1878 – Bill Robinson, American actor and dancer (d. 1949)
1932 – K. C. Jones, American basketball player and coach (d. 2020)
1936 – Tom T. Hall, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d.
2021)
1943 – Jessi Colter, American singer-songwriter and pianist.
1944 – Frank Oz, English-born American puppeteer, filmmaker, and
actor
1994 – Aly Raisman, an American gymnast.
Holiday Highlight
AMATEUR RADIO MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY
The history of America’s military, a testament to bravery and
sacrifice, can be traced back to June 14, 1775, with the formation of the
Continental Army. The other components of the military, namely the Continental
Navy, established on October 13, 1775, and Continental Marines, established on
November 10, 1775, were created by the Second Continental Congress to defend
the region in the American Revolutionary War.
These military forces were demobilized as part of The Treaty of
Paris, which ended the war for independence. On June 3, 1784, the Congress of
the Confederation established the United States Army, as it is known today. The
United States Navy was founded on March 27, 1794, and the current United States
Marine Corps was founded on July 11, 1798. The adoption of the Constitution in
1787 gave the United States Congress the authority to “raise and support
armies, provide and maintain a navy, and make rules for the government and
regulation of the land and naval forces,” as well as the power to declare war.
The Commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces, the
President of the United States of America, plays a pivotal role in honoring the
services of America’s military forces. Every year, the president issues a
proclamation to remind Americans of the military’s importance in the history
and development of the United States. May was chosen to commemorate military
appreciation because of the other holidays celebrating military
achievements.
Holidays And Observance
African Liberation Day
Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day (ARMAD)
Geek Pride Day
International Heritage Breeds Day
International Jazz Day
Julia Pierpont Day
National Brown-Bag-It Day
National Heritage Breeds Day
National Italian Beef Day
National Missing Children's Day
National Tap Dance Day
National Wig Out Day
National Wine Day
Towel Day
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