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What happened in history on this day: May 25?
Since 1995, I have been collecting information on a variety of topics,
creating several timelines of history.
Here you will find specific events from those databases
for this day, on the topics of personal computers, video games, the Walt Disney Company,
Chevrolet Corvettes, A&W Root Beer, Sweden, and Canadian coins.
On May 25 in ...
- 1994 - Paramount Pictures releases the film Beverly Hills Cop 3 to theaters in the USA.
- A personal computer appears, used to monitor the park.
- A personal computer is used in control of counterfeiting money.
- 1994 - Acclaim releases the Mortal Kombat video game for personal computers in the US.
- 1999 - Corel releases Corel WordPerfect Office 2000 software. It includes WordPerfect 9, Quattro Pro 9, Corel Presentations 9, CorelCentral 9, Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications, and Trellix 2. Standard price is US$99, professional version is US$199.
- 1935 - The Silly Symphony film The Cookie Carnival is released to theaters.
- 1938 - Work on the animated film Pluto's Robot Twin is canceled.
- 1955 - Disney releases the live-action short film Arizona Sheepdog to theaters.
- 1955 - Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier to theaters in the US. It is a compilation of the first three Davy Crockett episodes aired on TV.
- 1981 - The Kindercare Center child-care facility opens at Walt Disney World.
- 1983 - The newly renovated Fantasyland re-opens at Disneyland. The drawbridge of Sleeping Beauty Castle lowers for the second time.
- 1983 - The Mickey's Christmas Chalet shop opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland.
- 1983 - The Village Haus Restaurant opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland.
- 1983 - The Pinocchio's Daring Journey ride opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland. Previous attraction in the location was Fantasyland Theater.
- 1983 - The Village Inn opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland.
- 1983 - The new Snow White's Scary Adventures ride opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland.
- 1983 - Gepetto's Arts & Crafts shop opens in Fantasyland.
- 1984 - Ray Chambers, of Gibson Greetings, meets with Disney executives to sell them on the idea of buying the company. Watson and Miller are impressed, but decide to first investigate the company.
- 1984 - Reliance Group Holdings files a lawsuit in California Superior Court against Disney in an attempt to block the purchase of Arvida, claiming it "served no proper or valid corporate purpose".
- 1984 - Saul Steinberg begins an attempt to buy 49.9 percent of Walt Disney Productions, a deal valued at US$1.2 billion.
- 1985 - Filming begins on the first film of the Eisner-Wells regime, Jerry Saved from Drowning (later retitled Down and Out in Beverly Hills).
- 1986 - The ABC TV network airs The Disney Sunday Movie, two films entitled Casebusters and My Town.
- 1990 - The Here Come the Muppets musical revue show debuts at the Disney-MGM Studios in Florida.
- 1990 - Buena Vista releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Fire Birds to theaters.
- 1994 - Paramount Pictures releases the film Beverly Hills Cop 3 to theaters in the USA. An amusement park in the film has several similarities to Disney parks.
- An amusement theme park near Los Angeles is called Wonderworld.
- The head of Wonderworld is Uncle Dave.
- The park has a skyway ride.
- The park uses Wonderworld dollars.
- 2001 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Pearl Harbor to theaters in the USA. The premiere of the film is held on the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in Honolulu. The film cost US$140 million to produce.
- 2005 - The live musical Twice Charmed: An Original Twist on the Cinderella Story premieres aboard the Disney Magic.
- 2007 - Diney releases the live-action feature film Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End to theaters in the USA.
- 2007 - The Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. The area was formerly called Tom Sawyer Island.
- 2012 - The Walt Disney Pictures and UTV Motion Pictures animated film Arjun: The Warrior Prince is released to theaters in India and the USA.
- 2012 - Disney Cruise Line's Disney Magic ship begins cruises from New York City, north to Canada and south to the Bahamas.
- 2016 - Disney world premieres the film Alice Through the Looking Glass in Italy.
- 1953 - In Indianapolis, Indiana, the Custom Car Show includes Corvette show car #853.
- 1956 - The 1636th 1956 Corvette is completed. This car is destined to become the third SR-2, for Harlow Curtice.
- 1986 - In Indianapolis, Indiana, the 70th Indianapolis 500 race is held. An unmodified production yellow 1986 Corvette convertible is the official pace car, driven by retired Air Force General Chuck Yeager. The car is given to the race winner, Bobby Rahal.
- 2008 - The 92nd annual Indianapolis 500 race is held, with a pair of Corvettes as official pace cars. One is a black and silver convertible commemorative edition marking the 30th anniversary of the 1978 Corvette Pace Car. The other is a customized metallic green Corvette Z06 modified to run on E85 ethanol fuel, and driven by Emerson Fittipaldi.
- 1935 - German Chancellor Adolf Hitler agrees to not intevene in Austria or add Austria to the German Reich.
- 1940 - The British Chiefs of Staff present a report to the War Cabinet entitled "British Strategy in a Certain Eventuality". If France collapses and German forces invade Great Britain, it is unlikely Britain could send naval forces to Singapore. In the event, the USA would have to be relied on to safeguard British interests in the Far East.
- 1940 - (evening) In France, British commander John Gort cancels a planned advance to the south, and orders his troops north, so they could embark for England.
- 1941 - (about 0100) The Bismarck and the Prince of Wales exchange a few shots at a range of ten miles, neither scoring a hit.
- 1941 - (0306 hours) Cruiser Suffolk loses contact with the Bismarck.
- 1941 - German forces launch a full-scale attack on Crete, capturing Galatas temporarily.
- 1943 - German submarine U-414 under commander Walther Huth is lost with all hands (47 dead).
- 1943 - German submarine U-467 under commander Heinz Kummer is lost with all hands (46 dead).
- 1943 - (evening) 759 British bombers attack Düsseldorf, Germany.
- 1944 - US 1st Armored and 3rd Infantry Division link up with 2nd Corps at Cori, Italy.
- 1945 - American B-29 bombers make a major raid on Yokohama, Japan, with Mustang fighter plane escort from Iwo Jima. Twenty-six Japanese planes are shot down.
- 1974 - France issues a postage stamp marking the 30th anniversary liberation, depicting General Marie-Pierre Koenig.
- 1993 - Greece issues two postage stamps in remembrance of Greek fighting in the war.
- 1994 - Paramount Pictures releases the film Beverly Hills Cop 3 to theaters in the USA. Someone says "This place is as high tech as NASA and Nintendo combined."
- 2004 - Nintendo releases the Mario vs. Donkey Kong video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US and Canada.
- 2010 - Activision releases the Blur video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US.
- 2010 - Sony releases the ModNation Racers video game for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable in the US.
- 2017 - The Deep End Games releases the Perception video game for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in the USA.
- 1627 - King Gustav Adolf is shot in the belly while directing an attack on Dantzic. The wound is not serious.
- 1935 - Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark marries Ingrid, daughter of King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden.
- 1965 - A new mint facility of the Royal Canadian Mint is established in Hull, Quebec, for striking collector coins.
- 1857 - The US Mint releases Flying Eagle cents to circulation, first small cents (0.75-inch diameter).
- 1965 - U.S. Treasury officials announce that dollar coin production had been suspended.
- 1965 - U.S. Mint Director Eva Adams orders the destruction of all recently-struck 1964-dated silver dollar coins.
- 1978 - Representative James A. Leach introduces a bill calling for a Susan B. Anthony - Harriet Tubman dollar coin.
- 2007 - US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson approves the design for the 2008 Hawaii State quarter dollar.
- 1868 - Australian Aboriginal Cricket tour of England begins versus Surrey Gentlemen.
- 1876 - First tie in National League history (Philadelphia Athletics and Louisville Grays, 2-2 in 14 innings).
- 1876 - 4th Preakness: G Barbee aboard Shirley wins in 2:44.75.
- 1895 - 20th Preakness: Fred Taral aboard Belmar wins in 1:50.5.
- 1899 - 33rd Belmont Stakes: R Clawson aboard Jean Beraud wins in 2:23.
- 1900 - Eyre M Shaw, age 78, becomes oldest gold medalist in the Olympics.
- 1904 - 38th Belmont Stakes: George Odom aboard Delhi wins in 2:06.6.
- 1906 - After 20 straight wins, Boston Americans lose to Chicago White Sox 3-0.
- 1915 - Chicago Whales' pitcher Claude Hendrix no-hits Pittsburgh Rebels (Federal League), 10-0.
- 1922 - Babe Ruth suspended one day and fined $200 for throwing dirt on an umpire.
- 1935 - Babe Ruth hits his last three home runs, in game of Boston Braves versus Pittsburgh Pirates.
- 1935 - Jesse Owens equals or breaks six world athletics records in one hour.
- 1939 - Carl Storck becomes the second NFL president.
- 1941 - Ted Williams raises his batting average over .400 for first time in 1941.
- 1948 - 30th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Norwood Hills Country Club in Saint Louis, Missouri.
- 1953 - Milwaukee Braves' pitcher Max Surkont strikes out record eight Cincinnati Reds' players in a row.
- 1959 - US Supreme Court rules that Louisiana prohibiting black-white boxing is unconstitutional.
- 1960 - George Crowe's record 11th pinch-hit homerun.
- 1963 - Early Wynn wins his 300th baseball game.
- 1963 - Great Britain ends its amateur-professional classes in cricket.
- 1964 - Ground is broken for a new sports stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri.
- 1965 - Muhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston in first round for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1966 - Peru and Argentina soccer fans fight in Lima, Peru; 248 die.
- 1967 - Celtic wins 12th Europe Cup 1 in Lisbon.
- 1968 - BPAA All-Star Bowling Tournament won by Jim Stefanich.
- 1968 - BPAA US Women's Bowling Open won by Dotty Fothergill.
- 1969 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Bluegrass Golf Invitational.
- 1970 - Third ABA Championship: Indiana Pacers beat Los Angeles Stars, 4 games to 2.
- 1973 - Borussia Mönchengladbach wins second UEFA Cup at Mönchengladbach.
- 1975 - 29th NBA Championship: Golden State Warriors sweep Washington Bullets in four games.
- 1975 - Cleveland Indians' Dennis Eckersley debuts shutting out the Oakland Athletics 6-0.
- 1975 - Joanne Carner wins LPGA American Defender Golf Classic.
- 1976 - Heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali knocks out Richard Dunn in five rounds for heavyweight boxing title in Munich, Germany.
- 1977 - Liverpool wins 22nd Europe Cup 1 in Rome.
- 1978 - Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 2.
- 1979 - Raul Gonzáles of México completes 50,000-metre walk in record 3:41:38.4.
- 1980 - Jacek Wszoka of Poland sets high jump record (7 feet 8 inches).
- 1980 - Indianapolis 500: Johnny Rutherford wins for a third time in car owner Jim Hall's revolutionary ground effect Chaparral car; the victory is Hall's second as an owner.
- 1980 - Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic.
- 1981 - Texas Rangers' Bill Stein sets American League record with seven consecutive pinch hits.
- 1982 - Chicago Cubs' Fergie Jenkins becomes the seventh pitcher in major league history to strike out 3,000 batters.
- 1983 - Kirk Gibson (Detroit Tigers) and Jorge Orta (Toronto Blue Jays) hit inside park homeruns.
- 1984 - Boston Red Sox trade pitcher Dennis Eckersley to Chicago Cubs for Bill Buckner.
- 1984 - Detroit Tigers loss to Seattle Mariners 7-3 ends record-tying 17 consecutive wins.
- 1985 - Allan Border scores fourth successive first class 100 (versus Derbyshire).
- 1986 - 95-year-old woman scores a hole-in-one in Florida.
- 1986 - Kansas City Royals' George Brett gets his 2,000th hit.
- 1986 - Laurie Rinker wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic.
- 1986 - In Indianapolis, Indiana, the 70th Indianapolis 500 race is held. An unmodified production yellow 1986 Corvette convertible is the official pace car, driven by retired Air Force General Chuck Yeager. The car is given to the race winner, Bobby Rahal.
- 1988 - PSV wins Europe Cup.
- 1989 - Seattle Mariners trade Mark Langston to Montreal Expos for Randy Johnson.
- 1989 - The Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League win their first Stanley Cup with a 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.
- 1991 - NHL Stanley Cup: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 2.
- 1992 - New York Yankees score 9 runs before first out in 8th inning, beat Milwaukee Brewers 13-7.
- 1995 - The Quebec Nordiques (NHL) are sold and move to Denver, Colorado.
- 1997 - David Frost wins Golf's Colonial Final in Fort Worth, Texas.
- 1997 - Minnesota Twins retire Kirby Puckett's uniform number.
- 1997 - Rosie Jones wins LPGA Corning Classic.
- 1997 - Todd and Mel Stottlemyre become first father and son to win 100 Major League Baseball games.
- 2002 - The Boston Celtics come back from 26 points down to defeat the New Jersey Nets in Game three of the National Basketball Association's Eastern Conference Finals.
- 2005 - Liverpool F.C. wins the UEFA Champions League of soccer by defeating AC Milan 3-2 in a penalty shootout in Istanbul.
- 2007 - Ozeki Hakuho clinches the Emperor's Cup at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament (Natsu Basho) in Tokyo, Japan.
- 2007 - Danish former professional bicyclist Bjarne Riis admits to having used doping when winning the 1996 Tour de France.
- 2008 - In Indianapolis, Indiana, the 89th running of the Indianapolis 500 race is held. Winner is Scott Dixon of Target Chip Ganassi Racing.
- 2022 - At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL Western Conference 2nd Round, game 5: Saint Louis Blues beats Colorado Avalanche by score 5-4, Avalanche leads series 3-2.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Los Angeles Angels by score 7-2.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Cleveland Astros by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Boston Red Sox by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 8-4.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Baltimore Orioles by score 2-0.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Miami Marlins by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats Chicago Cubs by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Oakland Athletics beats Seattle Mariners by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats San Diego Padres by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats Los Angeles Dodgers by score 1-0.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats New York Mets by score 9-3.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Detroit Tigers beats Minnesota Twins by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Pittsburgh Pirates beats Colorado Rockies by score 10-5.
- 1945 - Arther C Clark proposes relay satellites in geosynchronous orbit.
- 1961 - US President John Kennedy appeals to Congress that the nation should commit to "landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth" by the end of the decade.
- 1973 - US launches first Skylab; crew Kerwin, Conrad, Weitz.
- 2008 - NASA's Mars Phoenix lander touches down in the far north of Mars, sending back to Earth pictures of a region never previously seen up close.
- 1941 - 5,000 drown in a storm at Ganges Delta region in India.
- 1955 - Series of 19 twisters destroy Udall, Kansas, and most of Blackwell, Oklahoma.
- 1985 - Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge, which kills approximately 10,000 people.
- 1787 - Constitutional convention opens at Philadelphia, George Washington presiding.
- 1793 - Father Stephen Theodore Badin is first ordained US Roman Catholic priest.
- 1825 - American Unitarian Association is founded.
- 1844 - First telegraphed news dispatch is published in Baltimore Patriot in Maryland, USA.
- 1857 - The US Mint releases Flying Eagle cents to circulation, first American small cents (0.75 inch diameter).
- 1861 - John Merryman is arrested under suspension of writ of habeas corpus.
- 1862 - Battle of Winchester, Virginia.
- 1864 - Battle of New Hope Church, Georgia.
- 1905 - The Commonwealth statue is placed atop the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
- 1937 - First airmail letter to circle the globe returns to New York.
- 1940 - The Golden Gate International Exposition opens for a second season, at San Francisco's Treasure Island.
- 1943 - Riot at Mobile Alabama shipyard over upgrading 12 black workers.
- 1943 - Trident conference in Washington DC (operation plan '43 against Japan).
- 1950 - Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel opens in New York City, New York.
- 1953 - At the Nevada Test Site, the U.S. conducts its first and only nuclear artillery test.
- 1953 - First non-commercial educational television station-Houston, Texas, USA.
- 1955 - Series of 19 twisters destroy Udall, Kansas, and most of Blackwell, Oklahoma.
- 1959 - US Supreme Court rules that Louisiana prohibiting black-white boxing is unconstitutional.
- 1961 - US President John Kennedy appeals to Congress that the nation should commit to "landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth" by the end of the decade.
- 1962 - US performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric).
- 1962 - American unions AFL-CIO starts campaign for 35-hour work week.
- 1964 - In Los Angeles, California, the 16th Annual Emmy Awards are presented, hosted by Joey Bishop and E.G. Marshall.
- Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Jack Klugman for playing Joe Larch in episode "Blacklist" of The Defenders
- Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead): Dick Van Dyke for The Dick Van Dyke Show
- Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: Shelley Winters for playing Jenny Dworak in episode "Two Is The Number" of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
- Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead): Mary Tyler Moore for The Dick Van Dyke Show
- Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor: Albert Paulsen for episode "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" in Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
- Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actress: Ruth White for episode "Little Moon of Alban" of Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy: Jerry Paris for The Dick Van Dyke Show
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama: Tom Gries for episode "Who Do You Kill?" of East Side/West Side
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety or Music: Robert Scheerer for The Danny Kaye Show
- Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama - Original: Ernest Kinoy for episode "Blacklist" of The Defenders
- Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama - Adaptation: Rod Serling and John O'Hara for episode "It's Mental Work" of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
- Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy or Variety: Carl Reiner, Sam Denoff, and Bill Persky for The Dick Van Dyke Show
- Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction and Scenic Design: Warren Clymer for Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Music: The Bell Telephone Hour
- Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program or Series: Danny Kaye for The Danny Kaye Show
- Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Documentary Programs: David L. Wolper, Mel Stuart, and Theodore H. White for The Making of the President 1960
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Comedy: The Dick Van Dyke Show
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Variety: The Danny Kaye Show
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama: The Defenders
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Children's Programming: Discovery
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of News Reports: The Huntley-Brinkley Report
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of News Commentary or Public Affairs: NBC White Paper
- Program of the Year: The Making of the President 1960
- Outstanding Achievement in Composing Original Music for Television: Elmer Bernstein for The Making of the President 1960
- 1964 - Ground is broken for a new sports stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri.
- 1964 - US Supreme Court rules closing schools to avoid desegregation is unconstitutional.
- 1965 - U.S. Treasury officials announce that dollar coin production had been suspended.
- 1968 - Gateway Arch in Saint Louis dedicated.
- 1972 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1973 - US launches first Skylab; crew Kerwin, Conrad, Weitz.
- 1977 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1977 - 20th Century Fox releases the film Star Wars - Episode IV: A New Hope to theaters in the USA.
- 1978 - A bomb explodes in the security section of Northwestern University, wounding a security guard (the first Unabomber attack).
- 1979 - John Spenkelink is executed in Florida, in the first use of the electric chair in America after the reintroduction of death penalty in 1976.
- 1979 - In Chicago, Illinois, USA, American Airlines Flight 191 DC-10 crashes during takeoff at O'Hare International Airport, killing all 271 on board and 2 people on the ground in the deadliest aviation accident in U. S. history.
- 1981 - Daniel Goodwin scales outside of Chicago's Sears Tower in 7 hours.
- 1986 - 95-year-old woman scores a hole-in-one in Florida.
- 1986 - Hands Across America - 7 million people hold hands from California to New York, to raise money to fight hunger and homelessness.
- 1989 - Eastern Airlines graduates its first class of non-union pilots.
- 1989 - Thirteen days after a Southern Pacific train derails, a Calnev pipeline explodes at the same section of Duffy Street in San Bernardino, California.
- 1996 - Jennifer Maria Holsten, 18, crowned Miss Filipino-American.
- 1997 - Strom Thurmond becomes the longest serving member in the history of the United States Senate (41 years and 10 months).
- 2006 - Kenneth Lay, CEO of Enron, is indicted on ten counts of securities fraud and related charges.
- 2008 - NASA's Mars Phoenix lander touches down in the far north of Mars, sending back to Earth pictures of a region never previously seen up close.
Other history:
- 1810 - Argentina declares independence from Spain.
- 1946 - Jordan gains independence from Great Britain.
- 2001 - Sherman Bull and Erik Weihenmayer reach summit of Mount Everest, respectively becoming the oldest and first blind person to do so.
- 2008 - NASA's Mars Phoenix lander touches down in the far north of Mars, sending back to Earth pictures of a region never previously seen up close.
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