On This Day for June 25 - Korean War begun, Antoni Gaudí is featured, and more

Created: 2020-06-25 10:03 Updated: 2020-06-25 10:03 Notebook: On this Day in History

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June 25

FEATURED BIOGRAPHY

Antoni Gaudí

FEATURED EVENT

1950

Korean War begun

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2009: American singer and dancer Michael Jackson, who was renowned worldwide as the “King of Pop,” died from a lethal combination of sedatives and propofol, an anesthetic. [Test your knowledge of songs and music stars.]

2009: American actress Farrah Fawcett, who first gained fame for an iconic pinup poster and later became a superstar with the hit television series Charlie's Angels, died of cancer. [Take our quiz about A-list actors.]

1993: Canadian politician Kim Campbell was sworn in as the country 's prime minister, becoming the first woman to hold the post; she served for less than five months. [Test your knowledge of famous firsts for women.]

1961: British comedian and actor Ricky Gervais, whose credits notably include the television series The Office (2001–03), was born. [Take our quiz about actors and acting.]

1947: Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl was first published, appearing in the Netherlands under the title Het Achterhuis (“The Secret Annex”); it became a classic of war literature. [Tour the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam.]

1943: The Smith-Connally Anti-Strike Act was enacted by the U.S. Congress, giving the president power to seize and operate privately owned war plants when a strike or threat of a strike interfered with war production.

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1961

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Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten
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1982

Rain
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