Sunday, May 25, 2008

Today in History: May 25

  • 1521 The Diet of Worms declared Protestant Reformer Martin Luther an outlaw and a heretic, banning his literature, and requiring his arrest.
  • 1961 During a speech to a Joint Session of the United States Congress, U.S. President John F. Kennedy announced his support for the Apollo space program, with "the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth".
  • 1977 Star Wars, a science fantasy film written and directed by George Lucas, was released, becoming one of the most successful films of all time.
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