Daily Calendar for Saturday, May 25, 2013

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First formal meeting of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, which, in the next few months, ended up writing a new constitution for the United States instead of revising the Articles of Confederation – 1787
Father Stephen Badin became first Catholic priest ordained in the U.S. – 1793
Grace Annie Lockhart became the first woman in the British Empire to receive a bachelor’s degree in science and English literature. She graduated from Mount Allison College (now University) in Sackville, New Brunswick – 1875
At Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Babe Ruth hit the 714th, and last, home run of his career – 1935
Andrew Moyer patented method for mass production of penicillin – 1948
New York City’s Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel was formally opened to traffic – 1950
The first shave in space took place on Apollo 10 – 1969
Star Wars was released in theaters – 1977
Daniel Goodwin climbed Chicago’s Sears Tower using suction cups – 1981
Nearly 5.5 million people joined hands to form a human chain across the U.S. The event, Hands Across America, was designed to raise funds for the poor and homeless – 1986
Gary Stewart of California set the record for consecutive pogo jumps at 177,737 in 20 hours, 20 minutes – 1990
Jay Leno officially replaced Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show – 1992
New York Yankees Mariano Rivera became the first major league pitcher to make 1,000 appearances with the same team – 2011

Tornado destroyed Udall, Kansas. 83 people died – 1955
A tornado tore through Blackwell, Oklahoma. One survivor claimed that it had an orange, glowing light in its center. – 1955
Record high temperatures gripped the Southwest, as Arizona had its 17th consecutive day of temperatures over 100 degrees F – 1958