May 25 Birthday
May 25, 1977: Star Wars opened on 32 screens. The studio expected it to fail and had limited the release. It became the highest-grossing film of all time within six months. George Lucas had traded his director's salary for sequel rights and merchandising, a deal that made him a billionaire. The same date in 1961: President Kennedy told Congress that the US should commit to landing a man on the moon within the decade. He was dead two and a half years later. The moon landing happened in 1969. People born on May 25 fall under the zodiac sign of Gemini. The birthstone is Emerald and the birth flower is Lily of the Valley. Historical events on May 25 include 1787: Constitutional Convention begins in Philadelphia, 1961: JFK announces moon goal, 1977: Star Wars released. Famous people born on May 25 include Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803), Miles Davis (1926), Mike Myers (1963).