On This Day in History

June 25

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​Historical Events​

​1678 Venetian Elena Cornaro Piscopia is awarded a doctorate of philosophy from the University of Padua, the first woman to receive a university doctoral degree or PhD

​1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn: US 7th Cavalry under Brevet Major General George Armstrong Custer is wiped out by Sioux and Cheyenne warriors led by Chiefs Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull in what becomes famously known as "Custer's Last Stand"

​1929 US President Herbert Hoover authorizes building of Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam)

​1941 US President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Executive Order 8802, which forbids racial discrimination in the defense industry

Max Desfor's photograph of refugees fleeing across a destroyed bridge over the Taedong River a few months after the invasion

​1950 North Korea invades South Korea, beginning the Korean War​

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Fun Facts

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​Famous Birthdays​

​Antoni Gaudi​ ​1852 - 1926

​Lord Mountbatten​ ​1900 - 1979

​George Orwell​ ​1903 - 1950

​ ​James Meredith​ ​92nd Birthday

Also Ricky Gervais (64)

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Celebrity Birthdays

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​Famous Deaths​

​Jacques Cousteau​ ​1910 - 1997

​Michael Jackson​ ​1958 - 2009

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Recent Deaths

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​Custer's Last Stand​

George Armstrong Custer was a fun-loving rebel who developed into one of America’s national heroes. He will always be remembered for Custer’s Last Stand.

Custer’s Last Stand