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What happened in history on this day: June 25?
On June 25 in ...
- 1788 - Virginia becomes 10th state to ratify US constitution.
- 1798 - US passes Alien Act allowing president to deport dangerous aliens.
- 1862 - Day one of the Seven Days begins with fighting at Oak Grove.
- 1867 - Barbed wire is patented by Lucien Smith of Kent, Ohio, USA.
- 1868 - Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina re-admitted to US.
- 1876 - US Army General George Custer attacks the Lakota and Cheyenne village.
- 1876 - Native American forces led by Chiefs Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull defeat the U.S. Army troops of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer in a bloody battle near southern Montana's Little Bighorn River.
- 1888 - Republican Convention, in Chicago, nominates Benjamin Harrison as presidential candidate.
- 1929 - President Herbert Hoover authorizes building of Boulder Dam in Colorado.
- 1938 - US federal minimum wage law guarantees workers 40 cents per hour.
- 1941 - US President Franklin Roosevelt issues Executive Order 8802 forbidding discrimination.
- 1948 - US military governor for Germany, General Lucius D. Clay, orders all available transport planes to fly food and supplies into Berlin, beginning Operation Vittles.
- 1951 - CBS transmits the first commercial color TV broadcast, an hour-long special hosted by Arthur Godfrey, from New York to Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, and Washington DC.
- 1962 - US Supreme Court rules New York school prayer unconstitutional.
- 1973 - John Dean begins testimony before US Senate Watergate Committee.
- 1977 - Former US president Lyndon Johnson denies report he had a cancer during his presidency.
- 1982 - US Secretary of State Alexander Haig Junior resigns, replaced by George Schultz.
- 1982 - The Institute for Puerto Rican Policy is founded in New York City to research and advocate for Puerto Rican and Latino community issues.
- 1985 - Fireworks factory near Hallett, Oklahoma explodes (21 die).
- 1998 - The United States Supreme Court rules that the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 is unconstitutional.
- 1998 - Microsoft releases the Windows 98 operting system. It features integrated Internet Explorer 4.0 Web browser, and Universal Serial Bus support. Code-name during development was Memphis. Total sales on the first day are 271,000 units.
Births on June 25
- 1887 - Birth of George Abbott in Forestville, New York, USA; producer (Damn Yankees, Pajama Game).
- 1893 - Birth of Charlotte Greenwood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Oklahoma, Moon over Miami).
- 1915 - Birth of Peter Lind Hayes in San Francisco, California, USA; comedian/singer (Peter Lind Hayes Show).
- 1924 - Birth of Sidney Lumet in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; director (Group, Pawnbroker, Fail Safe).
- 1925 - Birth of June Lockhart in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Lassie, Lost in Space, Petticoat Junction).
- 1925 - Birth of Ziggy Talent in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA; singer (Vaughn Monroe Show).
- 1933 - Birth of Gary Crosby in California, USA; actor (Bill Dana Show, Adam 12, Chase).
- 1945 - Birth of Carly Simon in New York City, New York, USA; singer ("Anticipation", "You're So Vain").
- 1947 - Birth of Jimmie Walker in the Bronx, New York, USA; comedian/actor (JJ - Good Times, At Ease).
- 1948 - Birth of Michael Lembeck in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Max - One Day at a Time, Friends, Major Dad).
- 1949 - Birth of Brenda Sykes in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; actress (Ozzie's Girls, Getting Straight).
- 1949 - Birth of Kene Holliday in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Tyler - Matlock, Carter Country).
- 1949 - Birth of Phyllis George-Brown in Denton, Texas, USA; Miss America (1971), actress/sportscaster (NFL Today, New Candid Camera).
Deaths on June 25
- 1794 - Death of David Rittenhouse of cholera; first Director of the US Mint.
- 1889 - Death of Lucy Webb Hayes in Fremont, Ohio, USA; spouse of US President Ruthorford B. Hayes.
- 1906 - Architect Stanford White is shot dead atop Madison Square Garden (which he designed) by Harry Thaw, jealous husband of Evelyn Nesbit.
- 2003 - Death of Lester Maddox, Governor of Georgia (born 1915).
- 2007 - WWE wrestler Chris Benoit, his wife Nancy Benoit, and son Daniel, are found dead as the result of a murder-suicide that took place over the previous weekend.
- 2009 - Death of Michael Jackson at age 50 of heart failure at his home in Beverly Hills, California, USA; music superstar ("Beat It", "Billie Jean"; "Thriller" is the world's best-selling record of all time with sales of over 50 million, dubbed the "King of Pop", won 13 Grammy Awards, had 13 number one singles).
- 2009 - Death of Farrah Fawcett at age 62 of anal cancer in Santa Monica, California, USA; actress (Charlies' Angels TV show).
- 2023 - Death of John Goodenough at age 100; American scientist (co-creator of lithium-ion battery).
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