May 25

Wednesday 25, 2005:

Liverpool win the UEFA Champions League after beating AC Milan in the final.

Tuesday 25, 2004:

2004 - The theatrical version of ' is released on DVD.

Sunday 25, 2003:

Néstor Kirchner becomes President of Argentina after defeating Carlos Menem. He is the first elected President since the December 2001 economic crisis.

Saturday 25, 2002:

China Airlines Flight 611: A Boeing 747-200 breaks apart in mid-air and plunges into the Taiwan Strait killing 225 people.

Friday 25, 2001:

64-year-old Sherman Bull, of New Canaan, Connecticut, becomes the oldest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

Sunday 25, 1997:

Strom Thurmond becomes the longest-serving member in the history of the United States Senate, at 41 years and 10 months.

Thursday 25, 1995:

The Bosnian Serb Army kills 72 youngsters in the Bosnian city of Tuzla.

Wednesday 25, 1988:

1988 - The Berulsemann was born.

Saturday 25, 1985:

Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge, which kills approximately 10,000 people.

Tuesday 25, 1982:

HMS Coventry is sunk during the Falklands War.

Monday 25, 1981:

In Riyadh, the Gulf Cooperation Council is created between Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Friday 25, 1979:

1979 - The movie Alien opens in theaters.

Wednesday 25, 1977:

' (later retitled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope) opens a limited run in theaters before expanding to become the highest grossing movie to date.

Friday 25, 1973:

Mike Oldfield releases Tubular Bells.

Saturday 25, 1968:

In St. Louis, Missouri, US Vice-President Hubert Humphrey and US Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall dedicate the Gateway Arch as part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.

Wednesday 25, 1966:

Explorer program: Explorer 32 launches.

Thursday 25, 1967:

Celtic_F.C. become the first British team to reach a European_Cup final and also to win it, beating Inter_Milan 2-1 in normal time.

Saturday 25, 1963:

In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Organisation of African Unity is established.

Thursday 25, 1961:

Apollo program: U.S. president John F. Kennedy announces before a special joint session of Congress his goal to initiate a project to put a "man on the moon" before the end of the decade.

Wednesday 25, 1955:

Kanchenjunga, third highest peak in the world is scaled successfully for the first time.

Monday 25, 1953:

Nuclear testing: At the Nevada Test Site, the United States conducts its first and only nuclear artillery test.

Saturday 25, 1946:

The parliament of Transjordan makes Abdullah I of Jordan their king.

Saturday 25, 1940:

World War II: The Battle of Dunkirk begins.

Saturday 25, 1935:

Babe Ruth hits his 714th and last home run at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, setting a baseball record that will stand for 39 years.

Tuesday 25, 1926:

Sholom Schwartzbard assassinates Symon Petliura, the head of the Paris-based government-in-exile of Ukrainian People's Republic.

Monday 25, 1925:

The National Forensics League of the U.S. is founded.

Monday 25, 1914:

The United Kingdom's House of Commons passes Home Rule Act for devolution in Ireland.

Saturday 25, 1895:

The Republic of Taiwan is formed, with Tang Ching-sung as the president.

Thursday 25, 1865:

In Mobile, Alabama, 300 are killed when an ordnance depot explodes.

Friday 25, 1810:

In the May Revolution, armed citizens of Buenos Aires expel the Viceroy during the Semana de Mayo.

Friday 25, 1787:

In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, delegates convene a Constitutional Convention to write a new Constitution for the United States. George Washington presides.

Sunday 25, 1659:

Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth.

Wednesday 25, 1521:

The Diet of Worms ends when Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Edict of Worms, declaring Martin Luther an outlaw.

Thursday 25, 1420:

Henry the Navigator is appointed governor of the Order of Christ.

Monday 25, 1085:

Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo back from the Moors.

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