Browsing: May 25

A Brief History On May 25, 1968, the Gateway Arch across the Mississippi River at St. Louis was dedicated, after 2 ½ years of construction and a year after it was “inaugurated.”  Towering 630 feet tall, the arch also spans 630 feet wide, providing St. Louis with a majestic reminder of its role as the “Gateway to the West.” Digging Deeper While we have the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and Seven Wonders of the Modern World, today we take a look at two projects we believe are worthy of wonder that have been made since 1960: First, the…

A Brief History On May 25, 2001, American mountain climber, adventurer, author, and speaker, Erik Weihenmayer, became the first blind person to reach the top of Mt. Everest in Nepal.  A year later, he added to his collection of fantastic feats by becoming the 150th person to scale each of the “Seven Summits,” the tallest mountain on each of the continents. Digging Deeper Weihenmayer suffered from a degenerative eye disease as a child, resulting in his vision loss by his teen years.  A high school wrestler, he also began rock climbing, graduated from Boston College, and became a teacher while…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on May 25th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On May 25, 1521, the famous imperial general assembly known as the Diet of Worms was concluded by the Edict of Worms, an order by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V that declared the Protestant reformer Martin Luther an outlaw. On May 25, 1738, a treaty was finally signed, ending the war between Maryland and Pennsylvania known as The Conojocular War, or Cresap’s War.…

A Brief History On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy made a bold announcement to Congress that the US “should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth.”  Kennedy’s bold plan was later proven to be true, as the successful Apollo 11 moon landing took place in 1969.  What may surprise you, is that at the time of Kennedy’s announcement, 58% of Americans opposed the idea! Digging Deeper Some other bold presidential plans, promises, and pronouncements have included: 1928: Presidential Candidate Herbert…

A Brief History On May 25, 2019, we celebrate another National Wine Day, and there certainly is a lot to celebrate!  There are wines for just about every occasion, and even specialty wines such as Game of Thrones wines to capitalize on the popularity of the iconic cable television series.  Even President Trump had his own line of “Trump” wines.  Wine for drinking when eating meat, pasta, seafood or whatever, they make a wine to accompany what you are eating.  Of course, being an alcoholic beverage, wine is also used for toasting, and Champagne, a bubbly variety of wine you…