Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
On May 25, 1977, a space fantasy opened in just a few dozen theaters and quietly rewrote the rules of the Hollywood blockbuster.
In a 1961 address to Congress, Kennedy pledged to land a man on the Moon and bring him home before the decade was out.
On May 25, 1925, a grand jury indicted a Tennessee teacher for teaching evolution, setting up the staged courtroom showdown known as the Monkey Trial.
