On This Very Day
May 25th
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- 1935
Jesse Owens equals or breaks four world records in 45 minutes at a Big Ten meet, remembered as the greatest 45 minutes ever in sport. View Post →
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- 1787
The Constitutional Convention begins in Philadelphia, with delegates aiming to create the United States Constitution. View Post →
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- 1738
Pennsylvania and Maryland sign a treaty to end the Conojocular War, resolving a boundary dispute and exchanging prisoners.
- 1961
JFK sets the US goal of landing a man on the Moon before the end of the decade.
- 2019
First-ever footage of an albino panda in the wild is released from China's Wolong National Nature Reserve.
- 1977
The original Star Wars movie (Episode IV – A New Hope) premieres, directed by George Lucas.
- 2002
A train crash in Tenga, Mozambique, results in 197 fatalities.
- 1932
Goofy, also known as Dippy Dawg, debuts in Walt Disney's 'Mickey's Revue'.
- 1986
Hands Across America event sees 6.5 million people holding hands from California to New York.
- 2002
China Airlines Flight 611, a Boeing 747-200, breaks apart mid-air and crashes into the Taiwan Strait, killing 225 people.
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