Page 6: Historical Events In June - 25

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

1950  On June - 25 north Korean troops move into South Korea   

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

1953  On June - 25 86ø F in Anchorage Alaska   

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

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  On June - 25 alfred C Kinsey, US zoologist/sexologist, dies at 62   

1959  On June - 25 charles Starkwether, murderer, executed   

1960  WH Walter Baade, German/US astronomer (Andromeda), dies at 67 on June - 25.   

1961  On June - 25 iraq announces that Kuwait is a part of Iraq (Kuwait disagrees)   

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 June - 25.   

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

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  Tony Hancock, actor/writer (Call Me Genius, Rebel), dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1971  On June - 25 charles Vildrac, Paris France, poet/playwright, dies at 88   

1973  On June - 25 john Dean begins testimony before Senate Watergate Committee   

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

1978  On this day in history hussein al-Ghasjmi, president of North-Yemen, murdered   

1981  On this day in history supreme Court upholds male-only draft registration, constitutional   

1982  Natalie Rasmussen is born on this day in history.   

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

1982  Sec of State Alexander Haig Jr resigns, replaced by Schultz on this day in history.   

1982  SF holds its first County Fair on June - 25.   

1983  On this day in history 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  Johanna II, Queen of Naples (1414-35) was born on June - 25.   

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  On this day in history birth of joseph-François Foulon, French politician (d. 1789)   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1218  On June - 25 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  On this day in history death of edward V, king of England (Apr 9-Jun 25, 1483), murdered   

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

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