Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/May 25
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May 25: Memorial Day in the United States (2009); Independence Day in Jordan; Liberation Day in Lebanon; African Liberation Day in various African countries
- 1420 – Henry the Navigator became governor of the Order of Christ, the Portuguese successor to the Knights Templar.
- 1521 – The Diet of Worms declared Protestant Reformer Martin Luther an outlaw and a heretic, banning his literature, and requiring his arrest.
- 1946 – Abdullah bin Husayn (pictured), Emir of the Emirate of Transjordan, was proclaimed King of the renamed "Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan".
- 1961 – During a speech to a joint session of the United States Congress, U.S. President John F. Kennedy announced his support for the Apollo space program, with "the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth".
- 1977 – Star Wars, a science fantasy film written and directed by George Lucas, was released, becoming one of the most successful films of all time.
- 2000 – Israel withdrew its army from most of Lebanese territory, 22 years after its first invasion in 1978.