Today In History
Today is Thursday, May 25, the 145th day of 2017. There are 220 days left in the year.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT
› 1977: The first “Star Wars” film (later renamed “Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope”) was released by 20th Century Fox.
ON THIS DATE
› 1787: The Constitutional Convention began at the Pennsylvania State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia after enough delegates had shown up for a quorum.
› 1935: Babe Ruth hit his last three career home runs — nos. 712, 713 and 714 — for the Boston Braves in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. (The Pirates won, 11-7.)
› 1961: President John F. Kennedy told Congress: “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth.”
› 1968: The Gateway Arch in St. Louis was dedicated by Vice President Hubert Humphrey and Interior Secretary Stewart Udall.
› 1981: Daredevil Dan Goodwin, wearing a Spiderman costume, scaled the outside of Chicago’s Sears Tower in 7 1/2 hours.
› 1986: an estimated 7 million Americans participated in “Hands Across America” to raise money for the nation’s hungry and homeless.
› 1992: Jay Leno made his debut as host of NBC’s “Tonight Show,” succeeding Johnny Carson.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Actress Ann Robinson is 88. Former White House news secretary Ron Nessen is 83. Country singer-songwriter Tom T. Hall is 81. Country singer Jessi Colter is 74. Actress-singer Leslie Uggams is 74. Rock singer Klaus Meine (The Scorpions) is 69. Actress Patti D’Arbanville is 66. Playwright Eve Ensler is 64. Musician Cindy Cashdollar is
62. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., is 57. Actor-comedian Mike Myers is
54. Actor Matt Borlenghi is 50. Actor Joseph Reitman is 49. Rock musician Glen Drover is
48. Actress Octavia Spencer is 47. Actor Justin Henry is 46. Rapper Daz Dillinger is 44. Actress Molly Sims is 44. Singer Lauryn Hill is 42. Actress Erinn Hayes is 41. Actor Cillian Murphy is 41. Actor Ethan Suplee is 41. Musician Guy Lawrence (Disclosure) is 26. Olympic gold medal gymnast Aly Raisman is 23.