May 25 Fun Facts, Trivia and History |
May 25 History Highlights |
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The Star Wars Film Chronological Order Timeline: |
| Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Star Wars: The Clone Wars (television animated series, 133 episodes) Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Solo: A Star Wars Story Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (the “first” film in the series, released May 25, 1977) Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi The Mandalorian (Disney+ TV Show) Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker |
May 25 is… |
| Brown Bag it Day Nerd/Geek Pride Day Sing Out Day Towel Day Wine Day |
May 25 Birthday Quotes |
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” “I don’t look back, I just go forward. I’m just proud of the fact that my parents were immigrants and we had nearly nothing, and all of the sudden, with the help of a lot of people and my parents as a model, I amounted to something.” “You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.” “Don’t wear big earrings and a big necklace and a big ring all at the same time. Pick your magic.” “The root of all evil is ‘I’, ‘Me’, ‘Mine’.” “This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, Love to complete your life.” |
May 25 Birthdays |
| 1803 – Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet and philosopher (died in 1882) 1878 – Bill Robinson, American actor and dancer (died in 1949) 1887 – Padre Pio, Italian priest and saint (died in 1968) 1921 – Kitty Kallen, American singer (died in 2016) 1929 – Beverly Sills, American soprano and actress (died in 2007) 1943 – Leslie Uggams, American actress and singer 1944 – Frank Oz, English-born American puppeteer, filmmaker, and actor 1949 – Barry Windsor-Smith, English painter and comic book illustrator 1953 – Stan Sakai, Japanese-American comic book author and illustrator 1969 – Anne Heche, American actress 1970 – Jamie Kennedy, American actor, producer, and screenwriter 1973 – Molly Sims, American model 1994 – Aly Raisman, American gymnast 1999 – Brec Bassinger, American actress |
May 25 History |
| 1878 – Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opened at the Opera Comique in London. 1935 – At Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Babe Ruth hit his 714th (and final) home run. 1961 – President John F. Kennedy declared “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth. No single space program in this period will be more impressive to mankind, or more important in the long-range exploration of space, and none will be so difficult or expensive to accomplish.” 1968 – The Saint Louis Gateway Arch was dedicated. 1977 – Chinese government removed the ban on the works of William Shakespeare, the biggest entertainment juggernaut in the Elizabethan era. 1985 #1 Hit May 25, 1985 – June 7, 1985: Wham! – Everything She Wants 1986 – Hands Across America took place. 1991 #1 Hit May 25, 1991 – June 7, 1991: Mariah Carey – I Don’t Wanna Cry 1992 – Jay Leno made his debut as the new host of The Tonight Show. 1994 – George Swanson was buried in Brush Creek Cemetery, in the driver’s seat of his 1984 white Corvette in Hempfield County, Pennsylvania. 1996 – Sublime singer/guitarist Bradley Nowel died from a heroin overdose. He was not 27 2005 – Carrie Underwood won season four of America Idol on FOX. 2011- Oprah Winfrey hosted the final episode of her syndicated daytime show. 2018 – The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became enforceable in the European Union. |
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts |
| The base wage in the Bikini Bottom must be really high if both SpongeBob and Patrick have fast-food jobs and have homes to themselves. There are about two million saunas in Finland, enough for the entire Finnish population to take a sauna at the same time. I could probably call George Washington Carver “peanut butter George Washington” and everyone would still know what I mean. “The longer you wait for the future, the shorter it will be.” – Loesje I decided to become a better person, but I misread the application form and I’m now a bitter person. Green Arrow’s Chili is the spiciest food in the DC Universe. Only Green Arrow himself and Batman can eat it without screaming in pain. It would be really easy to draw a blank. Useless Pronunciation: O as in owe “You’re so vain, I bet you think this song is about you” really is a song about that guy. #songlyrics “And realize the sun don’t go down, it’s just an illusion caused by the world spinning around.” #songlyrics “There’s no half-singing in the shower, you’re either a rock star or an opera diva” – Josh Groban A person who has performed a favor for someone is more likely to do another favor for that person. This is known as the Ben Franklin effect. A group of Poems is called an Anthology. Each frame of the CGI scenes in James Cameron’s, Avatar (1/24 of a second) took an average of 47 hours to render. Had some Mobius strips of bacon for breakfast. Now I can’t stop tasting. |
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