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...
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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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