Page 6: Historical Events In June - 25

1950  On this day in history korean conflict begins; N Korea invades S Korea   

1950  North Korean troops move into South Korea on June - 25.   

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  On June - 25 86ø F in Anchorage Alaska   

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 this day in history 51 die in collision of "Andrea Doria" & "Stockholm" (Cape Cod)   

1956  Alfred C Kinsey, US zoologist/sexologist, dies at 62 on June - 25.   

1959  Charles Starkwether, murderer, executed on June - 25.   

1960  On June - 25 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  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 on this day in history.   

1962  On June - 25 ephraim Lisitsky, Hebrew poet, dies   

1964  On June - 25 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  Kosmos 122, first Soviet weather satellite, launched on this day in history.   

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 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  On this day in history mozambique gains independence from Portugal (National Day)   

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 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 this day in history argentina beats Holland 3-1 in soccer's 11th World Cup at Buenos Aires   

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

1982  On this day in history sec of State Alexander Haig Jr resigns, replaced by Schultz   

1982  On this day in history sF holds its first County Fair   

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 this day in history.   

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  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 June - 25.   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history berta Jacobsdr, [Suster Bertken], Dutch hermit, dies at 87   

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