What happened Today in History on June 25? From the decisive Native American victory at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, to the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950, to groundbreaking moments in politics and tragic incidents in more recent history.
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June 25, 1876
Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho forces, led by Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, defeat U.S. Army troops, led by Lieutenant Colonel George Custer, at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in southern Montana-in what is commonly referred to as “Custer’s Last Stand,” Custer and his entire battalion are killed in the most decisive Native American victory and worst U.S. Army defeat in the Plains Indian Wars
June 25, 1950
Armed forces from communist North Korea invade South Korea, triggering the Korean War-U.S.-led United Nations forces soon enter the conflict, which ends three years later with the border between the two nations in nearly the same place
June 25, 1993
46-year-old Kim Campbell is sworn in as Canada’s 19th prime minister, becoming the first and only woman to hold the country’s highest office-she had previously served as Canada’s first female minister of justice and attorney general and the first woman to become minister of defense in a NATO member-nation
June 25, 1996
A tanker truck loaded with 25,000 pounds of explosives rips through Khobar Towers Building #131, a U.S. Air Force military housing complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, killing 19 U.S. Air Force personnel and wounding 498 others, including military personnel as well as civilians of several nationalities-the blast, carried out by the pro-Iran militant group Hezbollah, destroys an 8-story building and leaves behind a crater 50 feet wide and 16 feet deep
June 25, 2009
54-year-old “King of Pop” Michael Jackson dies at his home in Los Angeles from cardiac arrest caused by a fatal combination of drugs given to him by his personal doctor-the shocking news spreads quickly through social media outlets, and Jackson becomes the subject of numerous tributes over the next few weeks
Why It Matters: Each of these events offers a lesson in courage, resilience, and the power of human spirit. By understanding our past, we gain insight into the present and inspiration for the future.
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26 авг 2024