Page 6: Historical Events In June - 25

1950  On June - 25 korean conflict begins; N Korea invades S Korea   

1950  On this day in history north Korean troops move into South Korea   

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  1st color TV broadcast-CBS' Arthur Godfrey from NYC to 4 cities on this day in history.   

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

1953  Algy Gehrs, cricketer (6 Tests for Australia 1904-11), dies on this day in history.   

1954  Eduard M Meijers, Dutch lawyer (Civil Code), dies at 74 on June - 25.   

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

1956  On June - 25 alfred C Kinsey, US zoologist/sexologist, dies at 62   

1959  On June - 25 charles Starkwether, murderer, executed   

1960  WH Walter Baade, German/US astronomer (Andromeda), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

1962  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 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history kosmos 122, first Soviet weather satellite, launched   

1967  On this day in history 400 million watch Beatles "Our World" TV special   

1968  On June - 25 tony Hancock, actor/writer (Call Me Genius, Rebel), dies at 43   

1971  On this day in history charles Vildrac, Paris France, poet/playwright, dies at 88   

1973  John Dean begins testimony before Senate Watergate Committee on June - 25.   

1975  Mozambique gains independence from Portugal (National Day) on this day in history.   

1976  Johnny Mercer, US songwriter (That old Black Magic), dies at 66 on June - 25.   

1977  LBJ denies report he had a cancer during his presidency on June - 25.   

1977  On this day in history roy C Sullivan of Va is struck by lightening for 7th time!   

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 June - 25.   

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

1981  On this day in history supreme Court upholds male-only draft registration, constitutional   

1982  Natalie Rasmussen is born on June - 25.   

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

1982  On June - 25 sec of State Alexander Haig Jr resigns, replaced by Schultz   

1982  SF holds its first County Fair on June - 25.   

1983  Udo Beyer of East Germany sets record for shot put, 22.22 m on this day in history.   

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1242  On June - 25 birth of beatrice of England, Duchess of Brittanny (d. 1275)   

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

1373  Johanna II, Queen of Naples (1414-35) was born on June - 25.   

1560  On this day in history birth of wilhelm Fabry, German surgeon (d. 1634)   

1612  John Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (d. 1634) was born on June - 25.   

1709  Francesco Araja, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1726  Thomas Pennant, British naturalist was born on June - 25.   

1134  On this day in history death of king Niels of Denmark   

1142  On June - 25 gulielmus of Vercelli, Italian hermit/monastery founder/saint, dies   

1212  Simon de Montfort, a leader of the crusades, dies at 67 on June - 25.   

1218  Death of Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, French crusader (b. 1160) on June - 25.   

1423  Reinald IV, duke of Gelre & Gulik (Reinoud I), dies on this day in history.   

1483  Death of Edward V, king of England (Apr 9-Jun 25, 1483), murdered on this day in history.   

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

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