ON THIS DAY

Date25 May 2021
Published date25 May 2021
Publication titleEvening Chronicle
1787:

The Philadelphia Convention, headed by George Washington, began drawing up the USA constitution.

1840:

The first drama school in Britain opened. Miss Kelly's Theatre and Dramatic School in Dean Street, London, later became a theatre.

1871:

The House of Commons passed the Bank Holiday Act, creating public holidays on Easter Monday, Whit Monday and Christmas Day.

1935:

American athlete Jesse Owens set six world records within 45 minutes at Ann Arbor in Michigan.

1951:

British diplomats Burgess and Maclean were first reported missing - they had defected to Moscow.

1967:

Glasgow Celtic became the first British football club to win the European Cup when they beat Inter Milan 2-1 in Lisbon.

1986:

Bob Geldof's Race Against Time had 30 million people worldwide running for Sport Aid to raise money for the starving in Africa.

ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern barely skipped a beat when an earthquake struck during a live television interview the morning before.

BIRTHDAYS: Sir Ian McKellen, actor, 82; Alastair Campbell, former director of communications for the Labour...

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