1985 - "Everything She Wants" by Wham! Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from May 25 - June 7
Also Hit #1 in Canada and Iceland
Fun Fact!
Wham! Was Formed in Bushey, England in 1981 by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley
* The Duo Sold Over 30 Million Albums Form 1982 to 1986
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On May 25, 1986 Over 6 Million People Linked Hands For 15 Minutes
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Fun Fact!
The Montreal Canadiens Have Won the Most Stanley Cups With 24
#2 Toronto Maple Leafs (13)
#3 Detroit Red Wings (11)
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Other Notable Birthdays
K.C. Jones (Basketball)
May 25, 1932 - December 25, 2020
Birthplace: Taylor, Texas
Passed Away at Age 88 From Alzheimer’s Disease
NBA Seasons: 10 (1958 - 1967)
Team: Boston Celtics
NBA Champion: 8
K.C. Jones Won Won 2 NBA Championships as the Head Coach of the Celtics (1984, 1986)
Head Coach: 1983 - 1988
Dixie Carter (Actress)
May 25, 1939 - April 10, 2010
Birthplace: McLemoresville, Tennessee
Passed Away at Age 70 From Endometrial Cancer
* Best Known For Playing Julia Sugarbaker on Designing Women
Nominated For an Emmy Award in 2007 For Her Role as Gloria Hodge on Desperate Housewives
Anne Heche (Actress)
May 25, 1969 - August 11, 2022
Birthplace: Aurora, Ohio
Passed Away at Age 53 From Brain Injuries
* Was in a Car Accident in Mar Vista, Los Angeles
Won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1991 For Her Role of Vicky Hudson and Marley Love (Twins) on the Daytime Soap Another World
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Vick Tayback (Actor)
January 6, 1930 - May 25, 1990
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 60 From a Heart Attack
* A 2 Time Golden Globe Winner
Best Known For Playing Mel Sharples on the TV Series Alice
Charles Nelson Reilly (Actor and Comedian)
January 13, 1931 - May 25, 2007
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 76 From Pneumonia
* Reilly Was in the Original Cast of Bye Bye Birdie (1960)
Won a Tony Award For His Role as Bud Frump in the Broadway Show How to Succeed in Business Without Trying
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80s Movies
(On This Day)
1983 - Return of the Jedi
Director: Richard Marquan
Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Billy Dee Williams
Budget: $42 Million
Box Office: $572 Million ($252 Million Domestic)
1988 - Crocodile Dundee II
Director: John Cornell
Starring: Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski
Budget: $14 Million
Box Office: $239 Million ($109 Million Domestic)
The 6th Highest Grossing Movie From 1988
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1988 - Rambo III
Director: Peter MacDonald
Starring: Sylvester Stallone
Budget: $63 Million
Box Office: $189 Million ($53 Million Domestic)
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1988 - Final Episode of St. Elsewhere
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 137
Network: ABC
Starring Denzel Washington
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Hard ‘n’ Heavy
Anvil (Debut Album)
1983 - Holy Diver
Dio (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #56
1985 - Brother Where You Bound
Supertramp (8th Album)
Billboard Charts: #21
1987 - Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
The Cure (7th Album)
Billboard Charts: #40
1987 - Scream Bloody Gore
Death (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #174
1989 - Kaleidoscope
Swing Out Sister (2nd Album)
* Reached #9 in the UK
1989 - Broadway the Hard Way (Live Album)
Frank Zappa
Singles Released
1987 - “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
U2
#1 Song in America from August 8 - 21
* Also Hit #1 in Ireland
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - Jim Rutherford Won the Indianapolis 500
1984 - The Detroit Tigers Major League Record With 17 Straight Road Games Was Snapped
* The Tigers Lost to the Mariners 7 - 3 at the Kingdome in Seattle
Attendance: 15,722
Alvin Davis (Mariners) 3-4 with a Home Run
1985 - The Edmonton Oilers Beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4 - 3 to Take a 2 - 1 Lead in the Stanley Cup Finals
* Wayne Gretzky (Oilers) Had 3 Goals
1986 - The Kansas City Royals Beat the Chicago White Sox 2 - 1 in 17 Innings at Royals Stadium in Kansas City
Attendance: 40,201
1987 - Cincinnati Reds Outfielder Eric Davis Was on the Cover of Sports Illustrated
Title: “Smash Hit”
1989 - The Calgary Flames Beat the Montreal Canadians 4 Games to 2 to Win the Stanley Cup Finals
MVP: Al MacInnis (Flames)
Coach: Terry Crisp
Return of the Jedi Premiered in Theaters
May 25th in 80s History
#1 Songs in America
(May 25th)
1980 - "Call Me"
Blondie
4/19 - 5/30
1981 - "Bette Davis Eyes"
Kim Carnes
5/16 - 6/19
1982 - "Ebony and Ivory"
Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
5/15 - 7/2
1983 - "Let's Dance"
David Bowie
5/21 - 5/27
1984 - "Hello"
Lionel Richie
5/12 - 5/25
1985 - "Everything She Wants"
Wham!
5/25 - 6/7
1986 - "Greatest Love of All"
Whitney Houston
5/17 - 6/6
1987 - "With or Without You"
U2
5/16 - 6/5
1988 - "Anything For You"
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
5/14 - 5/27
1989 - "Forever Your Girl"
Paula Abdul
5/20 - 6/2
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Hands Across America
1989 - The Calgary Flames Won the Stanley Cup Finals
* Beat the Montreal Canadiens 4 Games to 2
Head Coach: Terry Crisp
MVP: Al MacInnis (Flames)
Headlines
(May 25th)
1980 - Jim Rutherford Won the Indianapolis 500
Winning Team: Jim Hall Racing
Runner-Up: Tom Sneva
Attendance: 350,000
Fun Fact!
The 1980 Indianapolis 500 Was the First Time 3 Drivers Started in the 11th and Final Row Finished in the Top 8
Tom Sneva (2nd)
Gary Bettenhausen (3rd)
Tom Bigelow (8th)
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1931 - Irwin Winkler (Producer) Rocky
Birthplace: New York City
1944 - Frank Oz (Puppeteer) Sesame Street
Birthplace: Hereford, Herefordshire, England
1948 - Klaus Meine (German Singer) Scorpions
Birthplace: Hanover, Lower Saxony Germany
1951 - Bob Gale (Screenwriter) Back to the Future
Birthplace: University City, New Jersey
1958 - Paul Weller (English Singer and Guitarist) Style Council
Birthplace: Woking, England
1963 - Mike Myers (Actor) Saturday Night Live (Wayne's World)
Birthplace: Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Fun Fact!
Both Mike Myers Parents Fought in World War II For Great Britain
1983 - Return of the Jedi Premiered in Theaters
Director: Richard Marquan
Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Billy Dee Williams
The Highest Grossing Movie From 1983
#2 Terms of Endearment
#3 Flashdance
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In Other News
(On May 25th)
1935 - Jesse Owens (Ohio State) Broke 3 World Records and Tied Another at the Big 10 Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Fun Fact!
Jesse Owens Won 4 Gold Medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany In Front of Adolph Hitler
1953 - The First Public Television Station in the United States Began Broadcasting From the University of Houston
* The PBS Station KUHT
1961 - President John F. Kennedy Announced His Goal to Put a “Man on the Moon" Before the End of the Decade
* In 1969 Neil Armstrong Became the First Man on the Moon
1975 - The Golden State Warriors Swept the Washington Bullets (4 - 0) to Win the NBA Championship
Coach: Al Attles
Finals MVP: Rick Barry
1977 - Star Wars Was Released in Theaters
* Fans Waited Hours and Hours to See the Film
The Highest Grossing Movie From 1977
#2 Smokey and the Bandit
#3 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
2011 - The Final Episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show Aired After 25 Seasons
2018 - Abortion Became Legal in Ireland
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