Page 6: Historical Events In May - 25
Friday, 11 July 2025
1946 Abdullah ibn Hussein becomes king of Jordan on May - 25.
1946 On May - 25 jordan gains independence from Britain (National Day)
1946 Patty Smith Hill, songwriter (Happy Birthday To You), dies at 78 on this day in history.
1947 Coal dust explosion rocks Centralia Coal Company's Mine #5 killing 111 on May - 25.
1947 On May - 25 coal dust explosion rocks Centralia Coal Co's Mine #5 killing 111
1948 On this day in history 30th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Norwood Hills CC St Louis
1949 Chinese Red army occupies Shanghai on this day in history.
1949 On this day in history simon H Spoor, intelligence officer/general (WW II), dies at 47
1950 On this day in history brooklyn-Battery Tunnel opens in NYC
1950 Bkln-Battery Tunnel opens in NYC on this day in history.
1951 New York Giant Willie Mays first major league game (goes 0 for 5) on this day in history.
1951 On May - 25 nY Giant Willie Mays 1st major league game (goes 0 for 5)
1952 On May - 25 uSS Iowa bombards Chongjin, Korea.
1953 On May - 25 the first atomic cannon electronically fired, Frenchman Flat NV
1953 1st atomic cannon electronically fired, Frenchman Flat, Nevada on this day in history.
1955 Series of 19 twisters destroy Udall KS &most of Blackwell OK on this day in history.
1955 Series of 19 twisters destroy Udall Kansas & most of Blackwell Okla on this day in history.
1956 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Haurietis aquas on this day in history.
1957 "Shinbone Alley" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 49 performances on May - 25.
1958 Rolland Beaumont, cricketer (5 Tests for S Africa), dies on May - 25.
1959 Khrushchev visits Angola on this day in history.
1959 On May - 25 supreme Court rules that Louisiana prohibiting black-white boxing is unconstitutional
1960 George Crowe's record 11th pinch-hit HR on May - 25.
1961 On this day in history jFK sets goal of putting a man on Moon before the end of decade
1961 NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 32,770 meters on May - 25.
1961 President Kennedy announces plan to send men to the Moon on May - 25.
1962 Isley Brothers release "Twist &Shout" on May - 25.
1962 On May - 25 uS performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric)
1962 On this day in history uS unions AFL-CIO starts campaign for 35-hour work week
1962 On May - 25 isley Brothers release "Twist & Shout"
1963 Great Britain ends its amateur-professional classes in cricket on this day in history.
1963 On May - 25 organization for African Unity formed by Chad, Mauritania &Zambia
1963 On this day in history "Hot Spot" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 43 performances
1964 On this day in history 16th Emmy Awards Dick Van Dyke Show, Dick Van Dyke &Mary Tyler Moore
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