In History, Today on May 25

The city of Toledo, Spain, is captured by King Alfonso VI of Castile, marking a significant moment in the Reconquista, the Christian reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula from Muslim rule.

The Diet of Worms ends with the Edict of Worms, which declared Martin Luther an outlaw and heretic for his refusal to recant his teachings.

The Constitutional Convention opens in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with the aim of revising the Articles of Confederation.

Oscar Wilde is convicted of gross indecency and sentenced to two years' hard labor.

John T. Scopes is indicted for teaching evolution in violation of Tennessee's Butler Act, leading to the famous Scopes Trial.

Jesse Owens sets or ties four world records in a span of 45 minutes at the Big Ten meet in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

U.S. President John F. Kennedy announces the goal of sending an American to the Moon before the end of the decade in a speech to Congress.

The first Star Wars film, later retitled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, is released, becoming a worldwide pop culture phenomenon.

Hands Across America takes place, with approximately 6.5 million people holding hands to form a human chain across the contiguous United States to raise money for charity.

Erik Weihenmayer becomes the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

NASA's Phoenix spacecraft lands on Mars to study the planet's arctic soil.

SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft becomes the first commercial spacecraft to dock with the International Space Station.

The European Parliament election concluded, marking the largest transnational election in history.

George Floyd, an African American man, is killed during an arrest by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, sparking worldwide protests against police brutality and racial injustice.