Historical Events In May - 25
Thursday, 28 September 2023
1946 Abdullah ibn Hussein becomes king of Jordan on this day in history.
1946 Jordan gains independence from Britain (National Day) on this day in history.
1946 On May - 25 patty Smith Hill, songwriter (Happy Birthday To You), dies at 78
1947 On May - 25 coal dust explosion rocks Centralia Coal Company's Mine #5 killing 111
1947 On May - 25 coal dust explosion rocks Centralia Coal Co's Mine #5 killing 111
1948 30th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Norwood Hills CC St Louis on May - 25.
1949 Chinese Red army occupies Shanghai on May - 25.
1949 On this day in history simon H Spoor, intelligence officer/general (WW II), dies at 47
1950 Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel opens in NYC on this day in history.
1950 On this day in history bkln-Battery Tunnel opens in NYC
1951 New York Giant Willie Mays first major league game (goes 0 for 5) on this day in history.
1951 NY Giant Willie Mays 1st major league game (goes 0 for 5) on this day in history.
1952 USS Iowa bombards Chongjin, Korea on May - 25.
1953 On May - 25 the first atomic cannon electronically fired, Frenchman Flat NV
1953 1st atomic cannon electronically fired, Frenchman Flat, Nevada on May - 25.
1955 Series of 19 twisters destroy Udall KS &most of Blackwell OK on May - 25.
1955 Series of 19 twisters destroy Udall Kansas & most of Blackwell Okla on May - 25.
1956 On this day in history pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Haurietis aquas
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 On this day in history khrushchev visits Angola
1959 Supreme Court rules that Louisiana prohibiting black-white boxing is unconstitutional on May - 25.
1960 On this day in history george Crowe's record 11th pinch-hit HR
1961 On May - 25 jFK sets goal of putting a man on Moon before the end of decade
1961 On May - 25 nASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 32,770 meters
1961 President Kennedy announces plan to send men to the Moon on May - 25.
1962 Isley Brothers release "Twist &Shout" on May - 25.
1962 US performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric) on May - 25.
1962 US unions AFL-CIO starts campaign for 35-hour work week on this day in history.
1962 On May - 25 isley Brothers release "Twist & Shout"
1963 On May - 25 great Britain ends its amateur-professional classes in cricket
1963 Organization for African Unity formed by Chad, Mauritania &Zambia on this day in history.
1963 "Hot Spot" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 43 performances on this day in history.
1964 16th Emmy Awards Dick Van Dyke Show, Dick Van Dyke &Mary Tyler Moore on this day in history.
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