Timeline Monday 25 May 1925

Events on Monday 25 May 1925 3

• 1925 Amundsen-Ellsworth polar flight expedition Two flying boats attempt to reach the North Pole by air Roald Amundsen and Lincoln Ellsworth led an expedition with two Dornier flying boats from Svalbard toward the North Pole, aiming to be first to reach it by air. One aircraft was damaged landing on the ice, and the crews spent weeks repairing the other before flying back to safety. The expedition fell short of the pole but demonstrated the feasibility of polar aviation ahead of Amundsen's airship flight the following year.
• 1925 – 2003 Jeanne Crain (1925-2003) American actress, 20th Century Fox's girl next door, Oscar-nominated for Pinky.
• 1925 Jeanne Crain born in Barstow Jeanne Crain is born in Barstow.