Historical Events
- "Beatles Live! At Star-Club in Hamburg Germany" released
Television Finale
"Brady Bunch Hour" last airs on ABC-TV
- 21st European Cup: Liverpool beats Borussia Monchengladbach 3-1 at Rome
- Dutch social democratic party wins parliamentary election
Star Wars
Original "Star Wars" movie (Episode IV – A New Hope), directed by George Lucas and starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford, premieres
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Famous Birthdays
- Giel Beelen, Dutch radio DJ (a Guinness World Record for the longest radio DJ marathon ever, lasting 198 hours of non-stop broadcasting), born in Haarlem, Netherlands
Famous Deaths
- Yevgenia Ginzburg, Russian writer, dies at 72
About May 25, 1977
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 46 years and 16 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Gemini
Music Charts
#1 Song: Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
#1 Song: I Don't Want To Talk About It/First Cut Is The Deepest - Rod Stewart
