Tidbits of History, June 25

June 25 is Log Cabin Day
Color TV Day
National Columnists Day
National Catfish Day
National Strawberry Parfait Day

June 25, 1630- The fork was introduced to American dining by Gov Winthrop of Massachusetts.

author of Federalist PaperPublication of Federalist Paper #81: The Judiciary and the Distribution of the Judicial Authority written by Alexander Hamilton in 1788.

Virginia header Virginia Ratification Day
On June 25, 1788 Virginia became the tenth state.

  • Capital: Richmond
  • Nickname: Old Dominion
  • Bird: Cardinal
  • Flower: Dogwood
  • Tree: Flowering Dogwood
  • Motto: Thus always to tyrants

See our page for Virginia for more interesting facts and trivia about Virginia.

Custer Day, Aniversary of “Custer’s Last Stand” at the Battle of Little Big Horn in Montana in 1876. Lt. Col. Custer and the 210 men of U.S. 7th Cavalry were killed by Sioux and Cheyenne Indians

June 25, 1950 – North Korea invaded South Korea, initiating the Korean War.

The Cuban government seized 2.35 million acres under a new agrarian reform law in 1959.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled (in 1962) that the use of unofficial, non-denominational prayer in public schools was unconstitutional.

On June 25, 1968 – Barry BondsBobby Bonds (San Francisco Giants) hit a grand-slam home run in his first game with the Giants. He was the first player to debut with a grand-slam.

1981 – The U.S. Supreme Court decided that male-only draft registration was constitutional.

1990 – The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right of an individual, whose wishes are clearly made, to refuse life-sustaining medical treatment. “The right to die” decision was made in the Curzan vs. Missouri case.

In Clinton v. City of New York, the United States Supreme Court decided (1998) that the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 was unconstitutional.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled (1998) that those infected with HIV are protected by the Americans With Disabilities Act.

2000 – U.S. and British researchers announced that they had completed a rough draft of a map of the genetic makeup of human beings. The project was 10 years old at the time of the announcement.

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