May 25 - The Day in History

May 25 : General Interest 1977: Star Wars opens On this day in 1977, Memorial Day weekend opens with an intergalactic bang as the first of George Lucas' blockbuster Star Wars movies hits American theaters... read more American Revolution 1787 : Constitutional Convention convenes in Philadelphia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/constitutional-convention-convenes-in-philadelphia Automotive 1994 : Pennsylvania man buried with his beloved Corvette http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pennsylvania-man-buried-with-his-beloved-corvette Civil War 1862 : Confederates score a victory at First Battle of Winchester http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-battle-of-winchester-virginia Cold War 1977 : Chinese government removes ban on Shakespeare http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chinese-government-removes-ban-on-shakespeare Crime 1861 : President Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus during the Civil War http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-lincoln-suspends-the-writ-of-habeas-corpus-during-the-civil-war 1895 : Oscar Wilde is sent to prison for indecency http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/oscar-wilde-is-sent-to-prison-for-indecency Disaster 1979 : DC-10 crashes, killing all aboard http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dc-10-crashes-killing-all-aboard General Interest 1660 : The English Restoration http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-english-restoration 1787 : Constitutional Convention begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/constitutional-convention-begins 1793 : Catholic priest ordained in America http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/catholic-priest-ordained-in-america 1979 : Worst air crash in U.S. history http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/worst-air-crash-in-us-history Hollywood 1977 : Star Wars released http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/star-wars-released Literary 1911 : Thomas Mann visits the Lido in Venice http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thomas-mann-visits-the-lido-in-venice 1927 : International best-selling thriller writer Robert Ludlum is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/international-best-selling-thriller-writer-robert-ludlum-is-born Music 1878 : HMS Pinafore premieres in London http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hms-pinafore-premieres-in-london Old West 1975 : Grizzly bear is classified as a "threatened" species http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/grizzly-bear-is-classified-as-a-threatened-species Presidential 1961 : JFK asks Congress to support the space program http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jfk-asks-congress-to-support-the-space-program Sports 1935 : Babe Ruth hits last home run http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/babe-ruth-hits-last-home-run Vietnam War 1968 : Communist launch new offensive http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/communist-launch-new-offensive 1969 : National Democratic Front formed in Saigon http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/national-democratic-front-formed-in-saigon World War I 1915 : Large-scale deportations of Armenians begin in Turkey http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/large-scale-deportations-of-armenians-begin-in-turkey World War II 1944 : Operation Knight's Move is launched http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-knights-move-is-launched

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