Historical Events In June - 25

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

1950  On June - 25 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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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  Alfred C Kinsey, US zoologist/sexologist, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1959  On June - 25 charles Starkwether, murderer, executed   

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

1961  Iraq announces that Kuwait is a part of Iraq (Kuwait disagrees) on June - 25.   

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 June - 25.   

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

1964  On this day in history gerrit T Rietveld, Dutch architect (Sonsbeekpaviljoen), dies at 76   

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

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

1967  On June - 25 400 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  On June - 25 john Dean begins testimony before Senate Watergate Committee   

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

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  Roy C Sullivan of Va is struck by lightening for 7th time! on June - 25.   

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

1978  On June - 25 argentina beats Holland 3-1 in soccer's 11th World Cup at Buenos Aires   

1978  On June - 25 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 this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history sec of State Alexander Haig Jr resigns, replaced by Schultz   

1982  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of beatrice of England, Duchess of Brittanny (d. 1275)   

1328  William Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, English military leader (d. 1397) was born on June - 25.   

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

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

1715  On June - 25 birth of joseph-François Foulon, French politician (d. 1789)   

1726  On June - 25 birth of thomas Pennant, British naturalist   

1134  Death of King Niels of Denmark on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1423  On June - 25 reinald IV, duke of Gelre & Gulik (Reinoud I), dies   

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

1514  On this day in history berta Jacobsdr, [Suster Bertken], Dutch hermit, dies at 87   

1522  Franchinus Gaffurius, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.