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 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  Algy Gehrs, cricketer (6 Tests for Australia 1904-11), dies on this day in history.   

1954  On June - 25 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 this day in history alfred C Kinsey, US zoologist/sexologist, dies at 62   

1959  On June - 25 charles Starkwether, murderer, executed   

1960  On this day in history 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  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 June - 25 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  John Dean begins testimony before Senate Watergate Committee on this day in history.   

1975  Mozambique gains independence from Portugal (National Day) on June - 25.   

1976  On this day in history 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  Endre Szervanszky, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1978  Argentina beats Holland 3-1 in soccer's 11th World Cup at Buenos Aires on June - 25.   

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  Natalie Rasmussen is born on this day in history.   

1982  Porn star John Holmes acquitted on murder charges on this day in history.   

1982  On June - 25 sec of State Alexander Haig Jr resigns, replaced by Schultz   

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  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  Johanna II, Queen of Naples (1414-35) was born on June - 25.   

1560  On June - 25 birth of wilhelm Fabry, German surgeon (d. 1634)   

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  Joseph-François Foulon, French politician (d. 1789) was born on June - 25.   

1726  Thomas Pennant, British naturalist was born on June - 25.   

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

1142  Gulielmus of Vercelli, Italian hermit/monastery founder/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1212  On this day in history simon de Montfort, a leader of the crusades, dies at 67   

1218  Death of Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, French crusader (b. 1160) on June - 25.   

1423  On June - 25 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  Franchinus Gaffurius, composer, dies at 71 on June - 25.