Page 6: 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  On June - 25 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.   

1951  On this day in history 1st color TV broadcast-CBS' Arthur Godfrey from NYC to 4 cities   

1953  On June - 25 86ø F in Anchorage Alaska   

1953  Algy Gehrs, cricketer (6 Tests for Australia 1904-11), dies on June - 25.   

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

1956  51 die in collision of "Andrea Doria" & "Stockholm" (Cape Cod) on this day in history.   

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

1959  Charles Starkwether, murderer, executed on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1964  On June - 25 gerrit T Rietveld, Dutch architect (Sonsbeekpaviljoen), dies at 76   

1966  On this day in history beatles' "Paperback Writer," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks   

1966  On June - 25 kosmos 122, first Soviet weather satellite, launched   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history mozambique gains independence from Portugal (National Day)   

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

1982  SF holds its first County Fair on this day in history.   

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

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

1328  On this day in history birth of william Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, English military leader (d. 1397)   

1373  Johanna II, Queen of Naples (1414-35) was born on this day in history.   

1560  Wilhelm Fabry, German surgeon (d. 1634) was born on June - 25.   

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  On June - 25 birth of joseph-François Foulon, French politician (d. 1789)   

1726  Thomas Pennant, British naturalist was born on this day in history.   

1134  Death of King Niels of Denmark on June - 25.   

1142  On this day in history 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  On June - 25 death of simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, French crusader (b. 1160)   

1423  On this day in history reinald IV, duke of Gelre & Gulik (Reinoud I), dies   

1483  On June - 25 death of edward V, king of England (Apr 9-Jun 25, 1483), murdered   

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

1522  On this day in history franchinus Gaffurius, composer, dies at 71