This Day in History

By The Standard Staff - 05/25/2008

Today Sunday, May 25, is the 146th day of 2008. There are 220 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight: On May 25, 1968, the Gateway Arch, part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis, was dedicated by Vice President Hubert Humphrey and Interior Secretary Stewart Udall.

On this date: In 1935, Babe Ruth hit the 714th and final home run of his career, for the Boston Braves, in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

In 1961, President Kennedy, addressing Congress, called on the nation to work toward putting a man on the moon by the end of the decade.

In 1986, an estimated 7 million Americans participated in “Hands Across America,” forming a line across the country to raise money for the nation’s hungry and homeless.

Birthdays Lyricist Hal David is 87. Actor Sir Ian McKellen is 69. Actress Dixie Carter is 69. Movie director and Muppeteer Frank Oz is 64. Actress Karen Valentine is 61. Actress Connie Sellecca is 53. Actor-comedian Mike Myers is 45. Actor Joseph Reitman is 40. Actress Anne Heche is 39. Actresses Sidney and Lindsay Greenbush (“Little House on the Prairie”) are 38. Actor-comedian Jamie Kennedy is 38. Actor Justin Henry is 37. Actress Molly Sims is 35. Singer Lauryn Hill is 33. Actor Cillian Murphy is 32.

Worth repeating ...

“Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.” — Sir James Barrie, Scottish dramatist (1860-1937)