May 25

Happy Birthday RIP Claude Akins(1926–1994) Dixie Carter(1939–2010) ; Ian McKellen–77 Leslie Uggams–73 Frank Oznowicz("Oz")–72 Karen Valentine–69 Concetta Sellecchia("Connie Sellecca")–61 Michael Myers–53 Anne Heche–47 James "Jamie" Kennedy–46 Octavia Spencer–46 Cillian Murphy–40 ; 1953 – The first public television station in the United States officially begins broadcasting as KUHT from the campus of the University of Houston ; 1968 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis was dedicated