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.
At the height of his fame, the playwright was sent down for two years' hard labour under a law that criminalised love between men.
