JUNE 25 IN HISTORY


Historical events that took place on the 25th of June
 


1868: President Andrew passed a law requiring Government workers to work for 8 hours a day

1941: Germans invaded Poland giving Ukrainians permission to do as they pleased with the Jews residing there

1941: Finland declared war on the Soviet Union

1947: The tennis shoe was introduced

1949: Presidential election was held in Syria

1950: North Korea invaded South Korea

1960: Madagascar gained independence from France

1960: Earthquake affected part of Belgium

1961: Iraq declared Kuwait as part of Iraq, Kuwait however disagreed

1969: The longest tennis match in Wimbledon’s history took place (5 hours and 12 minutes)

1972: Juan Peron was elected as the President of Argentina

1975: Mozambique gained independence from Portugal

1988: Vigdis Finnbogadottir was elected as the President of Iceland

1993: A Parliamentary election took place in Morocco

2006: Warren Buffett donated $30 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation

2011: New York became the largest State to legalise same-sex marriage

2012: The United States Supreme Court ruled that minors cannot be automatically sentenced to life imprisonment without Parole

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