What happend on 25th May

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1925

The National Forensics League of the U.S. is founded.

1925

Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes is indicted for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution.

1914

The United Kingdom's House of Commons passes Home Rule Act for devolution in Ireland.

1895

The Republic of Taiwan is formed, with Tang Ching-sung as the president.

1895

Playwright, poet and novelist Oscar Wilde is convicted of "commiting acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison.

1865

In Mobile, Alabama, 300 are killed when an ordnance depot explodes.

1810

In the May Revolution, armed citizens of Buenos Aires expel the Viceroy during the Semana de Mayo.

1787

In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, delegates convene a Constitutional Convention to write a new Constitution for the United States. George Washington presides.

1659

Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth.

1521

The Diet of Worms ends when Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Edict of Worms, declaring Martin Luther an outlaw.