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  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  1st color TV broadcast-CBS' Arthur Godfrey from NYC to 4 cities on June - 25.   

1953  86ø F in Anchorage Alaska on June - 25.   

1953  Algy Gehrs, cricketer (6 Tests for Australia 1904-11), dies on this day in history.   

1954  Eduard M Meijers, Dutch lawyer (Civil Code), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history charles Starkwether, murderer, executed   

1960  On June - 25 wH Walter Baade, German/US astronomer (Andromeda), dies at 67   

1961  Iraq announces that Kuwait is a part of Iraq (Kuwait disagrees) on this day in history.   

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  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 June - 25.   

1966  On this day in history kosmos 122, first Soviet weather satellite, launched   

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

1968  On June - 25 tony Hancock, actor/writer (Call Me Genius, Rebel), dies at 43   

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

1973  On June - 25 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 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 this day in history.   

1977  On June - 25 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 June - 25.   

1981  On June - 25 supreme Court upholds male-only draft registration, constitutional   

1982  Natalie Rasmussen is born on this day in history.   

1982  Porn star John Holmes acquitted on murder charges on June - 25.   

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

1982  On this day in history 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  On June - 25 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 this day in history.   

1373  On this day in history birth of johanna II, Queen of Naples (1414-35)   

1560  Wilhelm Fabry, German surgeon (d. 1634) was born on June - 25.   

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

1709  On this day in history birth of francesco Araja, composer   

1715  Joseph-François Foulon, French politician (d. 1789) was born on June - 25.   

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

1134  On this day in history death of king Niels of Denmark   

1142  Gulielmus of Vercelli, Italian hermit/monastery founder/saint, dies on June - 25.   

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  On this day in history 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  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.