Today in History
Listings for Thursday, May 25, 2017.
Birthdays:
- 1803 Ralph Waldo Emerson, philosopher
- 1803 Ralph W. Emerson
- 1828 K.M. Peterson --1881
- 1889 Igor Sikorsky, developed a working helicopter
- 1918 Claude Akins
- 1925 Jeanne Crain
- 1926 Miles Davis, trumpeter, pioneered cool jazz
- 1927 Robert Ludlum
- 1929 Beverly Sills, soprano
- 1936 Tom T. Hall
- 1943 Leslie Uggams
- 1955 Connie Sellecca
Events:
- 1787 Constitutional Convention convenes in Philadelphia.
- 1927 Henry Ford stops producing the Model T car (begins Model A).
- 1940 Golden Gate International Exposition reopens.
- 1978 "Star Wars" is released.
- 1983 "Return of the Jedi" (Star Wars 3) is released.
That's all for today.
