All Events

Historical Events on June 25

  • Virginia

    1788

    Virginia becomes the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution.

  • Harry Thaw

    1906

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania millionaire Harry Thaw shoots and kills prominent architect Stanford White.

  • Mann Act

    1910

    The United States Congress passes the Mann Act, which prohibits interstate transport of females for “immoral purposes”; the ambiguous language would be used to selectively prosecute people for years to come.

  • Great Reunion of 1913

    1913

    American Civil War veterans begin arriving at the Great Reunion of 1913.

  • Soviet Union

    1935

    Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Colombia are established.

  • World War II

    1940

    World War II: France officially surrenders to Germany at 01:35.

  • Częstochowa Ghetto Uprising

    1943

    The Holocaust: Jews in the Częstochowa Ghetto in Poland stage an uprising against the Nazis.

  • Korean War

    1950

    The Korean War begins with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea.

  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

    1991

    Croatia and Slovenia declare their independence by referendum from Yugoslavia.