August 25, 1974
A Big Mac cost $0.70 that summer of 1974, and the Dow Jones sat at 616 — Turkish troops were shelling and seizing towns in Cyprus as Cold War tensions rippled across the Mediterranean. On American radio, George McCrae's "Rock Your Baby" was the song everyone knew, while families packed theaters to catch "The Exorcist," which had been pulling in record crowds since its late 1973 release. That July, the National Air and Space Museum received its federal charter, setting in motion what would become the most visited museum in the world when it opened on the National Mall two years later.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — August 25, 1974
NY Times Headlines — Week of August 25, 1974
President Selects 5 Goals For 2‐Day Inflation Talks
Turkey Rejects Soviet Bid For A Cyprus Conference
France Will Lift Embargo On Arms To Mideast Lands
World Events — August 1974
Time Person of the Year — 1974
On the radio
Billboard Charts — August 25, 1974
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1973–74 Season
Emmy Winners — 1974
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — August 25, 1974
Ebert 4-Star Films — August 25, 1974
On the field
Sports Champions — August 25, 1974
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