Page 6: 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  On this day in history 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  86ø F in Anchorage Alaska on June - 25.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1956  Alfred C Kinsey, US zoologist/sexologist, dies at 62 on June - 25.   

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

1966  Beatles' "Paperback Writer," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks on this day in history.   

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

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

1968  On this day in history tony Hancock, actor/writer (Call Me Genius, Rebel), dies at 43   

1971  On June - 25 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 this day in history.   

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 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  Hussein al-Ghasjmi, president of North-Yemen, murdered on this day in history.   

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

1982  On this day in history natalie Rasmussen is born   

1982  On June - 25 porn star John Holmes acquitted on murder charges   

1982  Sec of State Alexander Haig Jr resigns, replaced by Schultz on June - 25.   

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  Beatrice of England, Duchess of Brittanny (d. 1275) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1612  On June - 25 birth of john Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (d. 1634)   

1709  On June - 25 birth of francesco Araja, composer   

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

1423  On this day in history 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 June - 25.