Page 6: Historical Events In June - 25

1950  Korean conflict begins; N Korea invades S Korea on this day in history.   

1950  North Korean troops move into South Korea on this day in history.   

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 this day in history eduard M Meijers, Dutch lawyer (Civil Code), dies at 74   

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  Charles Starkwether, murderer, executed on June - 25.   

1960  On this day in history 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  On June - 25 ephraim Lisitsky, Hebrew poet, dies   

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

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

1968  Tony Hancock, actor/writer (Call Me Genius, Rebel), dies at 43 on June - 25.   

1971  Charles Vildrac, Paris France, poet/playwright, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1973  John Dean begins testimony before Senate Watergate Committee on this day in history.   

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

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

1977  LBJ denies report he had a cancer during his presidency on this day in history.   

1977  On June - 25 roy C Sullivan of Va is struck by lightening for 7th time!   

1977  On June - 25 endre Szervanszky, composer, dies at 65   

1978  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1982  On June - 25 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  On June - 25 sF holds its first County Fair   

1983  On this day in history 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  William Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, English military leader (d. 1397) was born on June - 25.   

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

1709  On June - 25 birth of francesco Araja, composer   

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

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

1134  On June - 25 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  On this day in history death of simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, French crusader (b. 1160)   

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