Birthday June 25, 1745 South Carolina Patriot Thomas Tudor Tucker born in Bermuda
Birthday June 25, 1886 Henry (Hap) Arnold, commanding general, US Army Air Force in WW II
Birthday June 25, 1887 George Abbott, Broadway luminary
Birthday June 25, 1894 Hermann Oberth, founder of modern astronautics
Birthday June 25, 1900 Lord Louis Mountbatten is born
Birthday June 25, 1900 Earl Mountbatten, of Burma, royal relative
Birthday June 25, 1903 George Orwell, English satirist, author (Animal Farm, 1984)
Birthday June 25, 1907 J. Hans D. Jensen, German physicist (atomic nuclei) (Nobel 1963)
Birthday June 25, 1924 Sidney Lumet, movie director
Birthday June 25, 1925 Robert Venturi, American architect
Birthday June 25, 1925 June Lockhart, in NYC - Lassie's mom
Birthday June 25, 1942 Willis Reed, Basketball hall-of-famer
Birthday June 25, 1945 Carly Simon, NYC (You're So Vain)
Birthday June 25, 1949 Phyllis George, in Denton Tx - Miss America
Birthday June 25, 1963 George Michael,in England
Birthday June 25, 1984 Hermann Oberth, father of German rocketry
History June 25, 1178 5 Canterbury monks report something exploding on the Moon
History June 25, 1630 Fork introduced to American dining by Gov Winthrop
History June 25, 1638 A lunar eclipse becomes the known astronomical event recorded
History June 25, 1788 Va becomes 10th state
History June 25, 1835 1st building constructed at Yerba Buena (now SF)
History June 25, 1857 Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal is published
History June 25, 1864 Union begins tunneling toward Rebels at Petersburg
History June 25, 1868 FL AL LA GA NC SC readmitted to US
History June 25, 1876 Lt Col Custer & 7th Cavalry wiped out by Sioux & Cheyenne
History June 25, 1876 Indians defeat Custer at Little Big Horn
History June 25, 1903 Yanks & White Sox end deadlocked at 6-6 in 18
History June 25, 1906 Architect Stanford White shot dead atop Madison Square Garden (which he designed) by Harry Thaw jealous husband of Evelyn Nesbit
History June 25, 1910 Congress passes Mann Act
History June 25, 1915 Germans release statement on use of poison gas at Ypres
History June 25, 1919 1st flight Junkers F13 advanced monoplane airliner
History June 25, 1929 Pres Hoover authorizes building of Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam)
History June 25, 1934 Yank pitcher John Broaca ties record by striking out 5 times
History June 25, 1938 federal minimum wage law guarantees workers 40› per hour
History June 25, 1942 Eisenhower takes command
History June 25, 1942 Eisenhower assumes command of U.S. troops in Europe
History June 25, 1942 British RAF staged a thousand-bomb raid on Bremen Germany (WW II)
History June 25, 1948 Joe Louis defeats Jersey Joe Walcott
History June 25, 1950 Korean War begins
History June 25, 1950 El Al begins air service
History June 25, 1950 Korean Conflict begins; N Korea invades S Korea
History June 25, 1950 U.S. World Cup team wins unlikely victory over England
History June 25, 1951 1st color TV broadcast - CBS' Arthur Godfrey from NYC to 4 cities
History June 25, 1953 1st passenger to fly commercially around the world < 100 hours
History June 25, 1956 Last Packard produced
History June 25, 1957 Hurricane Audrey hits Gulf Coast
History June 25, 1960 Walter Baade - astronomer - dies
History June 25, 1961 Yankee's Roger Maris hits his 40th of 61 HRs
History June 25, 1962 Yankee Jack Reed's 22nd inning HR wins a 7 hour game
History June 25, 1962 Supreme Court rules NY school prayer unconstitutional
History June 25, 1965 Viet Cong blow up a floating restaurant
History June 25, 1969 U.S. Navy turns boats over to South Vietnamese Navy
History June 25, 1973 Udo Beyer of East Germany puts the shot a record 20.47 m
History June 25, 1973 John Dean begins testimony before Senate Watergate Committee
History June 25, 1975 Mozambique gains independence from Portugal (National Day)
History June 25, 1977 Report of LBJ having cancer operation while Pres denied
History June 25, 1977 Roy C Sullivan of Va is struck by lightening for 7th time!
History June 25, 1981 Supreme Court held male-only draft registration - constitutional
History June 25, 1982 SF holds its 1st County Fair
History June 25, 1982 Sec of State Alexander Haig Jr resigns Schultz replaces
History June 25, 1988 Teenager Debbie Gibson earns a #1 hit with Foolish Beat
History June 25, 1993 Kim Campbell takes office
History June 25, 2009 “King of Pop” Michael Jackson dies at age 50
June 25, 1745 South Carolina Patriot Thomas Tudor Tucker born in Bermuda
June 25, 1886 Henry (Hap) Arnold, commanding general, US Army Air Force in WW II
June 25, 1887 George Abbott, Broadway luminary
June 25, 1894 Hermann Oberth, founder of modern astronautics
June 25, 1900 Lord Louis Mountbatten is born
June 25, 1900 Earl Mountbatten, of Burma, royal relative
June 25, 1903 George Orwell, English satirist, author (Animal Farm, 1984)
June 25, 1907 J. Hans D. Jensen, German physicist (atomic nuclei) (Nobel 1963)
June 25, 1924 Sidney Lumet, movie director
June 25, 1925 Robert Venturi, American architect
June 25, 1925 June Lockhart, in NYC - Lassie's mom
June 25, 1942 Willis Reed, Basketball hall-of-famer
June 25, 1945 Carly Simon, NYC (You're So Vain)
June 25, 1949 Phyllis George, in Denton Tx - Miss America
June 25, 1963 George Michael,in England
June 25, 1984 Hermann Oberth, father of German rocketry
June 25, 1178 5 Canterbury monks report something exploding on the Moon
June 25, 1630 Fork introduced to American dining by Gov Winthrop
June 25, 1638 A lunar eclipse becomes the known astronomical event recorded
June 25, 1788 Va becomes 10th state
June 25, 1835 1st building constructed at Yerba Buena (now SF)
June 25, 1857 Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal is published
June 25, 1864 Union begins tunneling toward Rebels at Petersburg
June 25, 1868 FL AL LA GA NC SC readmitted to US
June 25, 1876 Lt Col Custer & 7th Cavalry wiped out by Sioux & Cheyenne
June 25, 1876 Indians defeat Custer at Little Big Horn
June 25, 1903 Yanks & White Sox end deadlocked at 6-6 in 18
June 25, 1906 Architect Stanford White shot dead atop Madison Square Garden (which he designed) by Harry Thaw jealous husband of Evelyn Nesbit
June 25, 1910 Congress passes Mann Act
June 25, 1915 Germans release statement on use of poison gas at Ypres
June 25, 1919 1st flight Junkers F13 advanced monoplane airliner
June 25, 1929 Pres Hoover authorizes building of Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam)
June 25, 1934 Yank pitcher John Broaca ties record by striking out 5 times
June 25, 1938 federal minimum wage law guarantees workers 40› per hour
June 25, 1942 Eisenhower takes command
June 25, 1942 Eisenhower assumes command of U.S. troops in Europe
June 25, 1942 British RAF staged a thousand-bomb raid on Bremen Germany (WW II)
June 25, 1948 Joe Louis defeats Jersey Joe Walcott
June 25, 1950 Korean War begins
June 25, 1950 El Al begins air service
June 25, 1950 Korean Conflict begins; N Korea invades S Korea
June 25, 1950 U.S. World Cup team wins unlikely victory over England
June 25, 1951 1st color TV broadcast - CBS' Arthur Godfrey from NYC to 4 cities
June 25, 1953 1st passenger to fly commercially around the world < 100 hours
June 25, 1956 Last Packard produced
June 25, 1957 Hurricane Audrey hits Gulf Coast
June 25, 1960 Walter Baade - astronomer - dies
June 25, 1961 Yankee's Roger Maris hits his 40th of 61 HRs
June 25, 1962 Yankee Jack Reed's 22nd inning HR wins a 7 hour game
June 25, 1962 Supreme Court rules NY school prayer unconstitutional
June 25, 1965 Viet Cong blow up a floating restaurant
June 25, 1969 U.S. Navy turns boats over to South Vietnamese Navy
June 25, 1973 Udo Beyer of East Germany puts the shot a record 20.47 m
June 25, 1973 John Dean begins testimony before Senate Watergate Committee
June 25, 1975 Mozambique gains independence from Portugal (National Day)
June 25, 1977 Report of LBJ having cancer operation while Pres denied
June 25, 1977 Roy C Sullivan of Va is struck by lightening for 7th time!
June 25, 1981 Supreme Court held male-only draft registration - constitutional
June 25, 1982 SF holds its 1st County Fair
June 25, 1982 Sec of State Alexander Haig Jr resigns Schultz replaces
June 25, 1988 Teenager Debbie Gibson earns a #1 hit with Foolish Beat
June 25, 1993 Kim Campbell takes office
June 25, 2009 “King of Pop” Michael Jackson dies at age 50