Merriam-Webster dictionary defines history as a branch of knowledge that records and explains past events. It’s a chronological record of significant events often including an explanation of their causes. The earliest known use of the word history was in the 14th century.
This website utilizes entries from Wikipedia to extract historical events from 3761 BC up to the present. There are currently 105,060 records in our database. The present day Gregorian calendar was adopted to show dates of interest.
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About June 25
June 25, 2025 is the 176th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 189 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
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Cancer is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Pearl is the modern birthstone for this month. Moonstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
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What Happened On June 25
- 253 –Pope Cornelius is executed (beheaded) at Centumcellae.
- 524 –The Franks defeat the Burgundians in the Battle of Vézeronce.
- 1944 –The final page of the comic Krazy Kat was published, exactly two months after its author George Herriman died.
- 1944 –World War II: The Battle of Tali-Ihantala, the largest battle ever fought in the Nordic Countries, begins.
- 1948 –The Berlin airlift begins.
- 1967 –Broadcasting of the first live global satellite television program: Our World
- 1975 –Mozambique achieves independence.
- 1982 –Greece abolishes the head shaving of recruits in the military.
- 1991 –Croatia and Slovenia declare their independence from Yugoslavia.
- 1993 –Kim Campbell is chosen as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and becomes the first female Prime Minister of Canada.
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