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 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 this day in history.   

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

1953  On this day in history 86ø F in Anchorage Alaska   

1953  On this day in history algy Gehrs, cricketer (6 Tests for Australia 1904-11), dies   

1954  On June - 25 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 June - 25.   

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

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

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

1962  On June - 25 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 this day in history ephraim Lisitsky, Hebrew poet, dies   

1964  Gerrit T Rietveld, Dutch architect (Sonsbeekpaviljoen), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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

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 June - 25 charles Vildrac, Paris France, poet/playwright, dies at 88   

1973  On this day in history john Dean begins testimony before Senate Watergate Committee   

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

1977  Endre Szervanszky, composer, dies at 65 on June - 25.   

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 this day in history.   

1982  Natalie Rasmussen is born on June - 25.   

1982  On this day in history porn star John Holmes acquitted on murder charges   

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  Beatrice of England, Duchess of Brittanny (d. 1275) was born on June - 25.   

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 this day in history birth of john Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (d. 1634)   

1709  On June - 25 birth of francesco Araja, composer   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1218  On this day in history 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  Death of Edward V, king of England (Apr 9-Jun 25, 1483), murdered on June - 25.   

1514  Berta Jacobsdr, [Suster Bertken], Dutch hermit, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

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