WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2011

Today is Wednesday, May 25, the 145th day of 2011. There are 220 days left in the year.

585 B.C. ― First known prediction of a solar eclipse

1659 ― Richard Cromwell resigns as English Lord Protector

1810 ― Argentina declares independence from Napoleonic Spain (National Day)

1935 ― Jesse Owens equals or breaks six world records in one hour

1935 ― Babe Ruth hits his last three home runs, Boston Braves vs. Pirates

1941 ― 5,000 drown in a storm at Ganges Delta region in India

1961 ― JFK sets goal of putting a man on Moon before the end of decade

1963 ― Organization for African Unity formed by Chad, Mauritania and Zambia

1965 ― Muhammad Ali KOs Sonny Liston in first round for heavyweight boxing title

1989 ― Mikhail Gorbachev elected Executive President in the Soviet Union