1787CE
Politics
Constitutional Convention begins
The Constitutional Convention convenes in Philadelphia to draft a new constitution for the United States.
Daily Chronicle
May 25
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1803CE
Birth
Ralph Waldo Emerson Born
Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement. His essays such as 'Self-Reliance' and 'Nature' profoundly influenced American thought and literature.
1977CE
Culture
Star Wars released
George Lucas's space opera 'Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope' is released in theaters, becoming a massive cultural phenomenon.