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May 25th ....
240 BC – First recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet....
1837 – The Rebels of Lower Canada (Quebec) rebel against the British for freedom.
1878 – Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.
1895 – Playwright, poet, and novelist Oscar Wilde is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons".
1935 – Jesse Owens of Ohio State University breaks three world records and ties a fourth.....
1938 – Birth of Raymond Carver, American writer...
1934 – Death of Gustav Holst, English composer.....
Geek Pride Day and its related observances:
Star Wars Day (Los Angeles City Council)
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