May 25
1927 - The Ford Motor Company announced that its popular automobile model, the Model T, known as the Tin Lizzie, would not be rolling off assembly lines anymore. Instead, the discontinued car would be replaced by the more modern Model A. The first Model T was manufactured in 1908, designed, the Ford Motor Company stated, �as an inexpensive vehicle for the great multitude.� It was also the first item produced on an assembly line (Henry Ford�s new production system). By 1918, half of all motor cars in the entire world were Tin Lizzies.
1927 - The Movietone News was shown for the first time at the Sam Harris Theatre in New York City. Charles Lindbergh�s epic flight aboard the Spirit of St. Louis was featured. These newsreels were produced for showing in theatres until 1967 when competition from TV news forced them into extinction.
1935 - Babe Ruth, then of the Boston Braves, hit home runs 713 and 714 on this day at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh -- home of the Pirates. These would be the last round-trippers for the �Sultan of Swat�. The Bucs, however, still beat the Braves, 11-7. Guy Bush is credited with serving up the historic home runs to Ruth.
1935 - This was �the greatest day in the history of track,� according to The New York Times. Jesse Owens of Ohio State University broke two world sprint records, tied a third, and broke a long-jump world record in a meet at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
1939 - An audience of 18,000 people waited patiently at Madison Square Garden in New York City to hear the piano virtuoso Ignace Jan Paderewski begin a much-anticipated piano recital. However, the 78-year-old former premier of Poland was unable to perform for the enormous crowd. Paderewski suffered from �chilled fingers�, a severe arthritic condition that made it impossible for him to play the piano.
1965 - From the Look But Don�t Blink file: A very short, heavyweight title fight happened in Lewiston, ME. Cassius Clay knocked out challenger Sonny Liston in one minute and 56 seconds of the first round. Liston never saw the punch coming. Neither did an unbelieving crowd at ringside, nor those in theatres all over the world watching the fight on closed-circuit TV. The phantom punch was never explained, but Liston was knocked cold from whatever Clay threw at him.
1977- Julia Alice Jones was born to Rod and Joy Jones at Desert Samaritan Hospital.
1981 - From the Don�t Try This at Home, Kids file: Twenty-five year old Dan Goodwin was looking to have some fun. So, with nothing but three suction cups and a Spiderman cartoon costume, Goodwin began to scale the world�s tallest building -- the Sears Tower in Chicago, IL. Goodwin climbed for six hours, with Chicago�s boys in blue doing their best to safely stop him from the perilous climb. When Goodwin reached the 50th floor of the skyscraper, he stopped for a few minutes, talked with the police and, assuring them of his safety, made the rest of the climb in about an hour. The police had agreed not to bother him until he got to the top where he was arrested for trespassing. Goodwin was released after paying a fine.
1983 - Return of the Jedi, topped all previous opening day box office records with a gross of $6,219,629. It opened on 1,002 movie screens around the U.S.
1984 - The Detroit Tigers tied the 1916 New York Giants as they won their 17th road game in a row, beating the California Angels 5-1. That game broke the American League mark of 16 that was previously held by the Washington Senators -- dating back to 1912. The Seattle Mariners put a stop to that streak the following night, defeating Detroit 7-3.
1985 - CBS radio began network baseball coverage for the first time in 25 years as Brent Musburger called the play-by-play for the Los Angeles Dodgers-New York Mets game. The Mutual Broadcasting System was the last radio network to have offered regular coverage of baseball back in 1960.
1985 - The pop/rock group, Wham!, featuring George Michael, became the first group since the Bee Gees in 1979 to place three consecutive singles in the number one spot on the music charts. Everything She Wants started a 2-week run at number one on this day. The other Wham! number one-ers were Careless Whisper (2/16/85 - 3 weeks) and Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (11/17/84 - 3 weeks). I was baptized in my backyard swimming pool!
1995- I graduated from Mt View high school in Mesa, AZ ! Most of you did too!
1998 - St. Louis Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire made baseball history this day. The major-league player hit his 25th home run before June 1. Until this home run in the first inning of a game against the Colorado Rockies, McGwire was tied with Ken Griffey Jr., the only players in major-league history to hit 24 home runs before June 1 in a baseball season. McGwire finished out the month with a total of 27 home runs, the 26th on May 29th, and the 27th HR the next day, both against the San Diego Padres. These homers also gave McGwire the distinction of breaking the record for most home runs hit in one month (17) for the St. Louis ball club, a record he previously held with 15.
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Happy Happy Birthday Crazy Mamma Dear, Happy days will come to you all year. If I had one wish that it would be----A happy happy birthday to you from me.
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