WHAT HAPPENED ON 25. MAY
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Servius Tullius, the king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victory over the Etruscans. (25. May 567. BC)

First recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. (25. May 240. BC)

Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo, Spain, back from the Moors. (25. May 1085)

Henry the Navigator is appointed governor of the Order of Christ. (25. May 1420)

The Diet of Worms ends when Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Edict of Worms, declaring Martin Luther an outlaw. (25. May 1521)

Ming general Wu Sangui forms an alliance with the invading Manchus and opens the gates of the Great Wall of China at Shanhaiguan pass, letting the Manchus through towards the capital Beijing. (25. May 1644)

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 of England. (25. May 1659)

A treaty between Pennsylvania and Maryland ends the Conojocular War with settlement of a boundary dispute and exchange of prisoners. (25. May 1738)

United Irishmen Rebellion: The Carnew massacre, Dunlavin massacre and Carlow massacre take place. (25. May 1798)

Chuquisaca Revolution: a group of patriots in Chuquisaca (modern day Sucre) revolt against the Spanish Empire, starting the South American Wars of Independence. (25. May 1809)

May Revolution: citizens of Buenos Aires expel Viceroy Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros during the May week, starting the Argentine War of Independence. (25. May 1810)

The Argentine Constitution of 1819 is promulgated. (25. May 1819)

The Chilean Constitution of 1833 is promulgated. (25. May 1833)

The Rebels of Lower Canada (Quebec) rebel against the British for freedom. (25. May 1837)

In Mobile, Alabama, 300 are killed when an ordnance depot explodes. (25. May 1865)

Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London. (25. May 1878)

The playwright, poet, and novelist Oscar Wilde is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison. (25. May 1895)

The Republic of Formosa is formed, with Tang Ching-sung as its president. (25. May 1895)

The United Kingdom's House of Commons passes the Home Rule Act for devolution in Ireland. (25. May 1914)

Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes is indicted for teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution in Tennessee. (25. May 1925)