1. Charles the Bald and Louis the German defeat Lothar at Fontenay.on June 25 841
2. Aurangzeb proclaims himself emperor of the Moghuls in India.on June 25 1658
3. Mexican Indians riot as Jesuit priests are ordered home.on June 25 1767
4. Gustave Flaubert goes on trial for public immorality regarding his novel, Madame Bovary.on June 25 1857
5. The first day of the Seven Days’ campaign begins with fighting at Oak Grove, Virginia.on June 25 1862
6. Union troops surrounding Petersburg, Virginia, begin building a mine tunnel underneath
the Confederate lines.on June 25 1864
7. The U.S. Congress enacts legislation granting an eight-hour day to workers employed by
the federal government.on June 25 1868
8. General George A. Custer and over 260 men of the Seventh Cavalry are wiped out by Sioux and
Cheyenne Indians at Little Bighorn in Montana.on June 25 1876
9. Marie Curie announces her discovery of radium.on June 25 1903
10. The Greeks take 8,000 Turkish prisoners in Smyrna.on June 25 1920
11. Samuel Gompers is elected head of the American Federation of Labor for the 40th time.on June
25 1921
12. Finland declares war on the Soviet Union.on June 25 1941
13. Ho Chi Minh travels to France for talks on Vietnamese independence.on June 25 1946
14. The Soviet Union tightens its blockade of Berlin by intercepting river barges heading for the
city.on June 25 1948
15. North Korea invades South Korea, beginning the Korean War.on June 25 1950
16. The Cuban government seizes 2.35 million acres under a new agrarian reform law.on June 25
1959
17. The U.S. Supreme Court bans official prayers in public schools.on June 25 1962
18. President Lyndon Johnson orders 200 naval personnel to Mississippi to assist in finding three
missing civil rights workers.on June 25 1964
19. White House Counsel John Dean admits President Richard Nixon took part in the Watergate
cover-up.on June 25 1973
20. Congress approves $100 million in aid to the Contras fighting in Nicaragua.on June 25 1986
2. Aurangzeb proclaims himself emperor of the Moghuls in India.on June 25 1658
3. Mexican Indians riot as Jesuit priests are ordered home.on June 25 1767
4. Gustave Flaubert goes on trial for public immorality regarding his novel, Madame Bovary.on June 25 1857
5. The first day of the Seven Days’ campaign begins with fighting at Oak Grove, Virginia.on June 25 1862
6. Union troops surrounding Petersburg, Virginia, begin building a mine tunnel underneath
the Confederate lines.on June 25 1864
7. The U.S. Congress enacts legislation granting an eight-hour day to workers employed by
the federal government.on June 25 1868
8. General George A. Custer and over 260 men of the Seventh Cavalry are wiped out by Sioux and
Cheyenne Indians at Little Bighorn in Montana.on June 25 1876
9. Marie Curie announces her discovery of radium.on June 25 1903
10. The Greeks take 8,000 Turkish prisoners in Smyrna.on June 25 1920
11. Samuel Gompers is elected head of the American Federation of Labor for the 40th time.on June
25 1921
12. Finland declares war on the Soviet Union.on June 25 1941
13. Ho Chi Minh travels to France for talks on Vietnamese independence.on June 25 1946
14. The Soviet Union tightens its blockade of Berlin by intercepting river barges heading for the
city.on June 25 1948
15. North Korea invades South Korea, beginning the Korean War.on June 25 1950
16. The Cuban government seizes 2.35 million acres under a new agrarian reform law.on June 25
1959
17. The U.S. Supreme Court bans official prayers in public schools.on June 25 1962
18. President Lyndon Johnson orders 200 naval personnel to Mississippi to assist in finding three
missing civil rights workers.on June 25 1964
19. White House Counsel John Dean admits President Richard Nixon took part in the Watergate
cover-up.on June 25 1973
20. Congress approves $100 million in aid to the Contras fighting in Nicaragua.on June 25 1986
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