Historical Events In June - 25

1950  Korean conflict begins; N Korea invades S Korea on June - 25.   

1950  North Korean troops move into South Korea on June - 25.   

1951  The first commercial color TV program was seen. It was a four-hour-long show presented on CBS and carried in New York City, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Boston and Washington, D.C. Arthur Godfrey, Faye Emerson, Sam Levenson and Ed Sullivan starred in the TV milestone. An interesting side note to this event is that the public didn’t own any color TVs at the time and CBS, itself, owned only about three dozen sets on June - 25.   

1951  On June - 25 1st color TV broadcast-CBS' Arthur Godfrey from NYC to 4 cities   

1953  86ø F in Anchorage Alaska on this day in history.   

1953  On June - 25 algy Gehrs, cricketer (6 Tests for Australia 1904-11), dies   

1954  On June - 25 eduard M Meijers, Dutch lawyer (Civil Code), dies at 74   

1956  51 die in collision of "Andrea Doria" & "Stockholm" (Cape Cod) on June - 25.   

1956  On this day in history alfred C Kinsey, US zoologist/sexologist, dies at 62   

1959  On this day in history charles Starkwether, murderer, executed   

1960  On June - 25 wH Walter Baade, German/US astronomer (Andromeda), dies at 67   

1961  On this day in history iraq announces that Kuwait is a part of Iraq (Kuwait disagrees)   

1962  On this day in history the U.S. Supreme Court ruled (5 to 4) that prayers in public schools violated the First Amendment to the Constitution regarding the separation of church and state.   

1962  Ephraim Lisitsky, Hebrew poet, dies on June - 25.   

1964  Gerrit T Rietveld, Dutch architect (Sonsbeekpaviljoen), dies at 76 on June - 25.   

1966  Beatles' "Paperback Writer," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks on June - 25.   

1966  Kosmos 122, first Soviet weather satellite, launched on June - 25.   

1967  On June - 25 400 million watch Beatles "Our World" TV special   

1968  Tony Hancock, actor/writer (Call Me Genius, Rebel), dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1971  Charles Vildrac, Paris France, poet/playwright, dies at 88 on June - 25.   

1973  On June - 25 john Dean begins testimony before Senate Watergate Committee   

1975  Mozambique gains independence from Portugal (National Day) on June - 25.   

1976  On June - 25 johnny Mercer, US songwriter (That old Black Magic), dies at 66   

1977  On this day in history lBJ denies report he had a cancer during his presidency   

1977  Roy C Sullivan of Va is struck by lightening for 7th time! on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history endre Szervanszky, composer, dies at 65   

1978  Argentina beats Holland 3-1 in soccer's 11th World Cup at Buenos Aires on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history hussein al-Ghasjmi, president of North-Yemen, murdered   

1981  Supreme Court upholds male-only draft registration, constitutional on June - 25.   

1982  On June - 25 natalie Rasmussen is born   

1982  Porn star John Holmes acquitted on murder charges on June - 25.   

1982  Sec of State Alexander Haig Jr resigns, replaced by Schultz on this day in history.   

1982  On June - 25 sF holds its first County Fair   

1983  On June - 25 udo Beyer of East Germany sets record for shot put, 22.22 m   

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1242  Beatrice of England, Duchess of Brittanny (d. 1275) was born on June - 25.   

1328  On June - 25 birth of william Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, English military leader (d. 1397)   

1373  On this day in history birth of johanna II, Queen of Naples (1414-35)   

1560  Wilhelm Fabry, German surgeon (d. 1634) was born on this day in history.   

1612  On this day in history birth of john Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (d. 1634)   

1709  Francesco Araja, composer was born on June - 25.   

1715  Joseph-François Foulon, French politician (d. 1789) was born on this day in history.   

1726  On this day in history birth of thomas Pennant, British naturalist   

1134  On June - 25 death of king Niels of Denmark   

1142  Gulielmus of Vercelli, Italian hermit/monastery founder/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1212  On this day in history simon de Montfort, a leader of the crusades, dies at 67   

1218  Death of Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, French crusader (b. 1160) on this day in history.   

1423  Reinald IV, duke of Gelre & Gulik (Reinoud I), dies on June - 25.   

1483  Death of Edward V, king of England (Apr 9-Jun 25, 1483), murdered on June - 25.   

1514  On June - 25 berta Jacobsdr, [Suster Bertken], Dutch hermit, dies at 87   

1522  On June - 25 franchinus Gaffurius, composer, dies at 71