Young Muhammad Ali (left) then known as Cassius Clay, knocked
out opponent Sonny Liston for his first world title in boxing on
this day in history, Feb. 25, 1964.

Twenty-two-year-old Clay achieved the unthinkable by dethroning
Liston, who was then the world heavyweight boxing champion. (History.com.)

Muhammad Ali (Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.)  
(January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016)

The Passion of the Christ, Mel Gibson’s controversial film about
the last 44 hours of Jesus of Nazareth’s life, opened in theaters
across the United States on February 25, 2004. Not coincidentally,
the day was Ash Wednesday, the start of the Catholic season of
Lent.

The star of action-packed blockbusters like the Lethal Weapon
series and Braveheart, Gibson was earning more than $20 million
per movie at the time he decided to direct The Passion of the
Christ, for which he received no cash compensation.

        Jim Caviezel                         Mel Gibson