On this day
May 25, 1980
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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Headlines from May 25, 1980
Effects of Baseball Agreement; Sports Analysis Analysis: Effects of the Baseball Agreement Regarded as Misleading $1 Million in Surplus
The immediate impact of baseball's new collective bargaining agreement is that the season will continue unimpeded and the sport can achieve a fifth consecutive record-attendance year.
Casinos Expecting Tougher Licensing; Casinos Expecting Tougher Licensing Vote in Legislature on Casinos
ATLANTIC CITY SPOKESMEN for the gambling casino industry are expressing satisfaction with reform legislation, some of which was passed last week, with more expected to be approved soon.
JAPANESE JOIN U.S. IN OLYMPIC BOYCOTT AS DEADLINE PASSES; CAMPAIGN OUTCOME DISPUTED Americans Say 71 Countries Plan to Go to Games but Russians Put the Total at 102 Final Count Due Tuesday Soviet See U.S. Failure JAPANESE JOIN U.S. IN OLYMPIC BOYCOTT Uganda Changes Its Mind
The Japanese Olympic Committee decided yesterday not to send a team to the Summer Games in Moscow, and the United States and the Soviet Union both claimed victory in their tug-of-war over participation.
One Divorce As Nonfiction And as Novel; A Divorce as Viewed By Mother and Child
THE book was described in a New York Times review as one of "renewal" and the author was praised for "selecting and balancing her material, delicately arranging perishable things."
Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 21, 1980, covering May 25, 1980.
- 1
Against The Wind
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
- Last week
- 1
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 11
- 2
Glass Houses
Billy Joel
- Last week
- 3
- Peak
- 2
- Weeks
- 10
- 3
The Wall
Pink Floyd
- Last week
- 2
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 24
- 4
Mad Love
Linda Ronstadt
- Last week
- 4
- Peak
- 3
- Weeks
- 11
- 5
Just One Night
Eric Clapton
- Last week
- 5
- Peak
- 5
- Weeks
- 4
Notable Births
1980David Navarro, Spanish footballer[†]
David Navarro Pedrós is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Historical Context for May 25, 1980
In 1980, the world population was approximately 4,447,606,236 people[†]