What happend on 25th May

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1985

Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge, which kills approximately 10,000 people.

1982

HMS Coventry is sunk during the Falklands War.

1981

In Riyadh, the Gulf Cooperation Council is created between Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

1979

American Airlines Flight 191: In Chicago, Illinois, a DC-10 crashes during takeoff at O'Hare International Airport killing 271 on board and two people on the ground.

1979

The movie Alien opens in theaters.

1977

Star Wars (later retitled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope) opens a limited run in theaters before expanding to become the highest grossing movie to date.

1973

Mike Oldfield releases Tubular Bells.

1968

In St. Louis, Missouri, US Vice-President Hubert Humphrey and US Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall dedicate the Gateway Arch as part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.

1967

Celtic_F.C. become the first British team to reach a European_Cup final and also to win it, beating Inter_Milan 2-1 in normal time.

1966

Explorer program: Explorer 32 launches.