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From: "Mary" <>
Subject: [FOLKLORE] Today in History - May 25th
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 07:41:06 -0400


Today is Thursday, May 25th, the 146th day of 2000.
There are 220 days left in the year.


Today's Highlight in History:
On May 25th, 1787, the Constitutional Convention was convened in
Philadelphia after enough delegates had shown up for a quorum.

On this date:
In 1810, Argentina began its revolt against Spain.

In 1895, playwright Oscar Wilde was convicted of a morals charge in
London; he was sentenced to prison.

In 1935, Babe Ruth hit the 714th and final home run of his career, for
the Boston Braves, in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

In 1946, Transjordan (now Jordan) became a kingdom as it proclaimed
its new monarch, King Abdullah Ibn Ul-Hussein.

In 1961, President Kennedy asked the nation to work toward putting a
man on the moon by the end of the decade.

In 1963, the Organization of African Unity was founded, in Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia.

In 1968, the Gateway Arch, part of the Jefferson National Expansion
Memorial in St. Louis, was dedicated.

In 1976, US Representative Wayne L. Hays (Democrat, Ohio) admitted to
a "personal relationship" with Elizabeth Ray, a committee staff member
who claimed she'd received her job in order to be Hays' mistress.

In 1979, 275 people died when an American Airlines DC-10 crashed on
takeoff from Chicago's O'Hare airport.

In 1992, Jay Leno made his debut as full-time host of NBC's "Tonight
Show," succeeding Johnny Carson.

Ten years ago: A congressional report cast doubts on the US Navy's
official finding that a troubled sailor probably had caused the blast
that killed 47 servicemen aboard the battleship USS "Iowa."

Five years ago: NATO warplanes struck Bosnian Serb headquarters.
(Serbs answered with swift defiance, storming UN weapons depots,
attacking safe areas and taking peacekeepers as hostages.)

One year ago: A bipartisan congressional report said China's
two-decade effort
to steal US weapons technology continued well into the Clinton
administration;
President Clinton responded that his administration was already
"moving
aggressively to tighten security."
Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr decided against re-prosecuting
Whitewater
figure Susan McDougal and Julie Hiatt Steele, a witness in the Monica
Lewinsky investigation, after both their trials ended with hung
juries.

Today's Birthdays:
Lyricist Hal David is 79.
Actress Jeanne Crain is 75.
Author Robert Ludlum is 73.
Former opera singer Beverly Sills is 71.
Former White House news secretary Ron Nessen is 66.
Country singer-songwriter Tom T. Hall is 64.
Actor Ian McKellen is 61.
Actress Dixie Carter is 61.
Country singer Jessi Colter is 57.
Actress-singer Leslie Uggams is 57.
Movie director and Muppeteer Frank Oz is 56.
Actress Karen Valentine is 53.
Rock singer Klaus Meine (The Scorpions) is 52.
Actress Patti D'Arbanville is 49.
Actress Connie Sellecca is 45.
Rock singer-musician Paul Weller is 42.
Actor-comedian Mike Myers is 37.
Actress Anne Heche is 31.
Actor Jamie Kennedy is 30.
Actor Justin Henry is 29.
Singer Lauryn Hill is 25.
Actor Corbin Allred is 21.

Thought for Today:

"Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something
else."
-- Sir James Barrie, Scottish dramatist (1860-1937).

(Copyright 2000 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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