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May 25, 2007
Today in History: May 25th
Trivia from: 94.7 Chicago's True Oldies Channel
1787 - The Constitutional convention opened in Philadelphia with George Washington presiding.
Books in the GSU Library:
Title: Decision in Philadelphia : the Constitutional Convention of 1787 / Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier.
Call Number: KF4520 .C651986
Search the Library Catalog for more books.
1925 - John Scopes was indicted for teaching the Darwinian theory in school.
Read about John Scopes:
Title: Monkey trial; the State of Tennessee vs. John Thomas Scopes
Call Number: QH369 .G7
1935 - Babe Ruth hit his final three home runs, his 712th, 713th and 714th, and set a record that would stand for 39 years.
1935 - Jesse Owens tied the world record for the 100-yard dash. He ran it in 9.4 seconds. He also broke three other world track records.
Read a book about Jesse Owens:
Title: A picture book of Jesse Owens / David Adler ; illustrated by Robert Casilla.
Call Number: MAT-CTR. GV697.O9 A65 1992
1952 - Operation Desert Rock IV, he US Army's second atomic blast experiment to determine the effects of radion on human subjects took place. More than 1000 enlisted soldiers, who witnessed the explosion just outside the blast range, were exposed to radiation.
1983 - The Return of the Jedi opened nationwide. It set a new record in opening day box office sales. The gross was $6,219,629.
Watch the Star Wars Trilogy:
Title: Star wars trilogy [videorecording] / Lucasfilm Ltd.
Call Number: VIDEO. PN1997 .S7272004
Posted by d-nadler at May 25, 2007 11:23 AM