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June 25, 2006 Warren Buffett donates $30 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation June 25, 1999 NBA Finals, San Antonio Spurs beat New York Knicks 4 games to 1 June 25, 1998 Supreme Court rules attorney-client privilege extends beyond the grave, exempting Vince Foster's conversations with his lawyers from being used as evidence by Kenneth Starr June 25, 1997 Christies auctions off Princess Di's clothing for $5.5 million June 25, 1997 Galileo, 2nd Callisto Flyby, Orbit 9 June 25, 1997 Intelsat 802 Ariane 4 Launch, Successful June 25, 1997 J C Penney/LPGA Skins Game June 25, 1997 NHL approves franchises in Nash, Atlanta, Columbus, and Minn-St. Paul June 25, 1997 Progress M-34 Collides with and damages Mir Space Station June 25, 1997 Jamaica issues a warrant for singer Sade, who fails to report to court on charges of failure to obey a cop who signaled her to stop June 25, 1995 Betsy King wins ShopRite LPGA Golf Classic June 25, 1995 Rockies' Andres Galarraga is 4th to HR in 3 consecutive innings June 25, 1994 1,500th goal in Soccer World Cup history scored by Caceres of Argentina June 25, 1994 105 degrees F (40.5 degrees C) at Albuquerque, New Mexico June 25, 1994 111 degrees F (43.9 degrees C) at El Paso, Texas June 25, 1994 Cleveland Indians 18 game home win streak ends to Yanks 11-6 June 25, 1994 Gay Games close in New York City June 25, 1994 Japanese premier Tsutomu Hata resigns June 25, 1993 New York Islander goalie Billy Smith elected to NHL Hall of Fame June 25, 1993 Parliamentary election in Morocco June 25, 1992 "Les Miserables," opens at Vinorhady Theatre, Prague June 25, 1992 Alexanders Department store closes all 11 stores June 25, 1992 STS 50 launches (Columbia) June 25, 1991 Martina Navratilova wins record 100th singles match at Wimbledon June 25, 1991 Slovenia and Croatia declare independence from Yugoslavia June 25, 1990 "Dave Thomas Comedy Show," last airs on CBS-TV June 25, 1990 120 degrees F in Phoenix, Arizona June 25, 1990 NBC decides to air episodes of "Quantum Leap" for 5 straight days June 25, 1990 Supreme Court rules family members cannot end lives of comatose relatives unless those relatives previously made their wishes known June 25, 1989 "Day By Day," last airs on NBC-TV June 25, 1989 1st U.S. postmark dedicated to Lesbian and Gay Pride June 25, 1989 Betsy King wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Championship June 25, 1989 Mets' defense does not record a single assist in a 5-1 win over Phils June 25, 1988 "Chess" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 68 performances June 25, 1988 104 degrees F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in June June 25, 1988 Cal Ripken, Jr. plays in his 1,000th consecutive game June 25, 1988 Expos Pitcher Floyd Youmans suspended for 60 days due to drugs June 25, 1988 Iceland's president Vigdis Finnbogadottir elected (90+%) June 25, 1988 Kristen Logan, 17, of Mississippi, crowned America's Junior Miss June 25, 1988 Netherlands soccer team wins European Cup (2-0 against U.S.S.R.) June 25, 1987 Pope John Paul II receives Austrian President Kurt Waldheim June 25, 1986 Former Belgium premier Vanden Boeynants sentenced for fraud June 25, 1986 Phillies give Steve Carlton, 41, his unconditional release June 25, 1985 Fireworks factory near Hallett, OK explodes, 21 die June 25, 1984 Lydia Garrett, 24, crowned 17th Miss Black America June 25, 1984 STS 41-D launch attempt scrubbed because of computer problem June 25, 1983 "Evita" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 1568 performances June 25, 1983 India beat West Indies by 43 runs to win Cricket World Cup June 25, 1983 Udo Beyer of East Germany sets record for shot put, 22.22 m June 25, 1982 Secretary of State Alexander Haig, Jr. resigns, replaced by Schultz June 25, 1981 Supreme Court upholds male-only draft registration, constitutional June 25, 1980 "Fearless Frank" closes at Princess Theater New York City after 12 performances June 25, 1979 "Got Tu Go Disco" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 8 performances June 25, 1979 Failed attack on NATO commander Haig in Obourg, Belgium June 25, 1978 Argentina beats Holland 3-1 in soccer's 11th World Cup at Buenos Aires June 25, 1978 Pat Bradley wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open June 25, 1977 Roy C. Sullivan of Virginia is struck by lightning for 7th time June 25, 1976 Ranger Toby Harrah is only shortstop not to handle a fielding chance in doubleheader June 25, 1975 Mozambique gains independence from Portugal (National Day) June 25, 1973 John Dean begins testimony before Senate Watergate Committee June 25, 1973 Russian party leader Brezhnev visits France June 25, 1973 Udo Beyer of East Germany puts the shot a record 20.47 m June 25, 1972 Bernice Gera becomes 1st female umpire in pro baseball June 25, 1972 Juan Peron elected president of Argentina June 25, 1971 Stevie Wonder releases "Where I'm Coming From" June 25, 1969 Longest tennis match in Wimbledon history, Pancho Gonzalez beats Charles Pasarell in 112 game (5hr12m) marathon June 25, 1968 Bobby Bonds hits a grand slam in his 1st major league game (Giants) June 25, 1967 400 million watch Beatles "Our World" TV special June 25, 1967 Carol Mann wins LPGA Buckeye Savings Golf Invitational June 25, 1967 KPBS TV channel 15 in San Diego, California (PBS) begins broadcasting June 25, 1967 Mohammed Ali, Cassius Clay, sentenced to 5 years June 25, 1966 Beatles' "Paperback Writer," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks June 25, 1966 Dmitri Shostakovitch's 13th Symphony, premieres in Leningrad June 25, 1966 Kosmos 122, 1st Soviet weather satellite, launched June 25, 1965 Gyula Kallai succeeds Janos Kadar as premier of Hungary June 25, 1964 Prince A Taylor becomes 1st black methodist bishop (NJ) June 25, 1964 WMCA (New York City) plays Beatles' Hard Days Night Album (10 days prior to its scheduled release date), they decide to release it June 26th June 25, 1963 Famous cricket draw at Lord's as England hang on against the Windies June 25, 1963 John F. Kennedy speaks at Pauls Church in Frankfurt June 25, 1963 South Africa worker's union leader Curnick Ndlovu arrested June 25, 1962 Inonu Government forms in Turkey June 25, 1962 Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) forms June 25, 1962 Supreme Court rules New York school prayer unconstitutional June 25, 1961 Balt and California use a record 16 pitchers in a game (8 each) in 14 inns June 25, 1961 Iraq announces that Kuwait is a part of Iraq (Kuwait disagrees) June 25, 1960 Earthquake in NE Belgium June 25, 1960 Madagascar gains independence of France June 25, 1957 "Jonathan Winters Show," last airs on NBC-TV June 25, 1956 51 die in collision of "Andrea Doria" and "Stockholm" (Cape Cod) June 25, 1956 WKNO TV channel 10 in Memphis, Tennessee (PBS) begins broadcasting June 25, 1955 "Can Can" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 892 performances June 25, 1955 "Imogene Coca Show," last airs on NBC-TV June 25, 1953 1st passenger to fly commercially around the world < 100 hours June 25, 1953 86 degrees F in Anchorage Alaska June 25, 1952 "Wish You Were Here" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 597 performances June 25, 1952 34th PGA Championship: Jim Turnesa at Big Spring CC Louisville June 25, 1952 Dutch social democratic party wins 2nd-Parliamentary election June 25, 1951 1st color TV broadcast-CBS' Arthur Godfrey from New York City to 4 cities June 25, 1950 Israeli airline El Al begins service June 25, 1950 Johnny Pramesa (Reds) and Hank Thompson (Giants) hit inside the park HRs June 25, 1950 Korean conflict begins; North Korea invades South Korea June 25, 1950 U.N. member states begin using integrated forces against North Korea June 25, 1949 Presidential election in Syria (some women allowed to vote) June 25, 1948 Joe Louis KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 11 for heavyweight boxing title June 25, 1948 Truman signs Displaced Persons Bill (205,000 Europeans to U.S.) June 25, 1947 1st edition of Anne Frank's "The Back of House" published June 25, 1947 Heavyweight Joe Louis KOs Tami Mauriello June 25, 1947 Tennis shoe introduced June 25, 1945 Allied landing at Ternate Molukkas June 25, 1945 Imperial General Headquarters in Tokyo announce fall of Okinawa June 25, 1944 British assault at Caen Normandy June 25, 1943 Crematory III at Birkenau is finished June 25, 1943 Seyss-Inquart orders mass arrests of Dutch physicians June 25, 1942 British RAF staged a 1,000 bomb raid on Bremen Germany (WW II) June 25, 1942 British premier Winston Churchill travels from U.S. to London June 25, 1942 Gen Dwight Eisenhower appointed commander of U.S. forces in Europe June 25, 1941 Russian counter attack at Rovno June 25, 1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt issues Executive Order 8802 forbidding discrimination June 25, 1941 Fair Employment Practices Commission established June 25, 1941 Finland declares war on Soviet Union June 25, 1941 Germans invade Dubno Poland, giving permission to Ukrainians to do whatever they want to 12,000 Jews living there June 25, 1940 Adolf Hitler views Eiffel tower and grave of Napoleon in France June 25, 1938 "A Tisket A Tasket" by Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb hits #1 June 25, 1938 Federal minimum wage law guarantees workers 40 cents per hour June 25, 1937 Cub Augie Galan becomes 1st player to switch hit home runs in a game June 25, 1935 Joe Louis defeats Primo Carnera at Yankee Stadium June 25, 1934 Hedley Verity takes 15 wickets vs. Australia (7-61 and 8-43) June 25, 1934 New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hits for the cycle beating White Sox 11-2, June 25, 1934 Yank pitcher John Broaca ties record by striking out 5 times June 25, 1932 36th U.S. Golf Open: Gene Sarazen shoots a 286 at Fresh Meadows NY June 25, 1932 Commencement of India's 1st Test cricket, vs. England at Lord's June 25, 1929 President Hoover authorizes building of Boulder Dam, Hoover Dam June 25, 1928 New York Giant Fred Lindstrom ties record of 9 hits in a doubleheader June 25, 1927 WVO soccer team forms in Oosterhout June 25, 1926 61st British Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 291 at Royal Lytham June 25, 1925 Military putsch under Gen Theodorus Pangulos in Greece June 25, 1921 56th British Golf Open: Jock Hutchison shoots a 296 at St. Andrews June 25, 1921 Charlie McCartney scores 300 in 205 mins Aust vs. Notts June 25, 1920 League of Nations places International head of Justice in Hague June 25, 1919 1st advanced monoplane airliner flight (Junkers F13) June 25, 1919 Revolt of Spartacus in Hamburg June 25, 1918 Baku-Turkish Communist Party forms June 25, 1916 Tsar Nicolaas II fires minister of Foreign affairs Sasonov June 25, 1913 Dutch Parliamentary election (confess party looses majority) June 25, 1910 Mann Act passed (no women across state lines for immoral purposes) June 25, 1909 George Sargent wins U.S. Open golf tournament June 25, 1905 Warsaw and Lodz revolt against Russian occupation June 25, 1903 Yanks and White Sox end deadlocked at 6-6 in 18 June 25, 1903 Boston Beaneater Wiley Piatt is only 20th-century pitcher to lose 2 complete games in one day, falling to Pittsburgh 1-0 and 5-3 June 25, 1894 American Railway Union under Eugene V Debs goes on strike June 25, 1888 Republican Convention, in Chicago, nominates Benjamin Harrison June 25, 1876 Custer and 7th Cavalry wiped out by Sioux and Cheyenne at Little Big Horn June 25, 1870 Opera "Die Walkure" is produced (Munich) June 25, 1868 FL, AL, LA, GA, North Carolina and South Carolina readmitted to US June 25, 1868 President Andrew Johnson passes a law that government workers would work 8 hr day June 25, 1867 1st barbed wire patented by Lucien B Smith of Ohio June 25, 1864 Horse tramway at the Hague, opens June 25, 1864 Petersburg Campaign-Federals begin digging tunnels under Reb lines June 25, 1863 U.S. General George Meade replaces General Hooker to be more aggressive June 25, 1862 Battle of Oak Grove, Virginia (Orchard, Henrico, French's Field) (Kings's Schoolhouse) Day 1 of 7 Days June 25, 1861 Western Virginia campaign June 25, 1835 1st building constructed at Yerba Buena (now SF) June 25, 1834 Pope Gregory XVI's encyclical "Singulari nos" published June 25, 1798 U.S. passes Alien Act allowing president to deport dangerous aliens June 25, 1794 French troops occupy Charleroi June 25, 1788 Virginia becomes 10th state to ratify U.S. constitution June 25, 1749 General fast because of drought in MA June 25, 1716 Eugenius of Savoye named land guardian of Austrian Netherlands June 25, 1675 Battle at Rathenow: Brandenburgers beat Sweden June 25, 1672 1st recorded monthly Quaker meeting in U.S. held, Sandwich, Mass June 25, 1667 Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys, French doctor, performs 1st blood transfusion June 25, 1658 Spanish garrison at Duinkerk surrenders to French and British June 25, 1646 Thomas Fairfax' New Model-army occupies Oxford June 25, 1638 Lunar eclipse is 1st astronomical event recorded in U.S. June 25, 1630 Fork introduced to American dining by Gov Winthrop June 25, 1621 French government army occupies Fort St. Jean d'Angely at La Rochelle June 25, 1607 Mentally ill emperor Rudolf II signs Treaty of Lieben, giving up Austria, Hungary and Moravia June 25, 1606 Alkmaarse clergy asks "Great Dertelheyt" June 25, 1606 St. Jansday is forbidden June 25, 1580 Book of Concord, standards of Lutheran Church, 1st published June 25, 1500 Pope Alexander VI accept Treaty of Granada June 25, 1298 Rindfleish Persecutions-250 Jews killed in Rothenburg Germany June 25, 1243 Sinibaldo dei Fieschi elected as Pope Innocentius IV June 25, 1183 Peace of Konstanz June 25, 1178 5 Canterbury monks report something exploding on Moon June 25, 1139 Battle of Ourique: Afonso I defeats Moors June 25, 1096 1st Crusade slaughter Jews of Werelinghofen Germany June 25, 1080 Wibbert of Ravenna chosen as anti-pope Clemens III June 25, 253 St. Lucius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope |