Today in history: June 25
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was designated Commanding General of the European Theater of Operations during World War II, and more events that happened on this day in history.
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1867: Barbed Wire
In 1867, barbed wire was patented by Lucien B. Smith of Kent, Ohio.
1910: William Howard Taft
In 1910, President William Howard Taft signed the White-Slave Traffic Act, more popularly known as the Mann Act, which made it illegal to transport women across state lines for “immoral” purposes.
1942: Dwight D. Eisenhower
In 1942, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was designated Commanding General of the European Theater of Operations during World War II.
1947: Anne Frank
In 1947, “The Diary of a Young Girl,” the personal journal of Anne Frank, a German-born Jewish girl hiding with her family from the Nazis in Amsterdam during World War II, was first published.
1950: Korea
In 1950, war broke out in Korea as forces from the communist North invaded the South.
1973: John Dean
In 1973, former White House Counsel John W. Dean began testifying before the Senate Watergate Committee, implicating top administration officials, including President Richard Nixon as well as himself, in the Watergate scandal and cover-up.
1996: Saudi Arabia
In 1996, a truck bomb killed 19 Americans and injured hundreds at a U.S. military housing complex in Saudi Arabia.
2003: The Recording Industry Association of America
In 2003, the Recording Industry Association of America threatened to sue hundreds of individual computer users who were illegally sharing music files online.
2009: Michael Jackson
In 2009, death claimed Michael Jackson, the “King of Pop,” in Los Angeles at age 50 and actress Farrah Fawcett in Santa Monica, California, at age 62.
2010: Edwin Jackson
Ten years ago: Edwin Jackson threw the fourth no-hitter of the season, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 1-0 victory over his former team, the Tampa Bay Rays.
2010: Group of Eight
Ten years ago: Group of Eight leaders, including President Barack Obama, began meeting in Huntsville, Ontario, Canada.
2015: Donald Trump
Five year ago: Univision’s UniMas network announced it was dropping its Spanish-language coverage of the Miss USA pageant in a spiraling controversy over comments made by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, a part owner of the Miss Universe pageant, about Mexican immigrants.
2015: The Supreme Court
Five years ago: The U.S. Supreme Court upheld nationwide tax subsidies under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul in a 6-3 ruling that preserved health insurance for millions of Americans.
2019: Michael Jackson
One year ago: On the 10th anniversary of the death of Michael Jackson, hundreds of his fans gathered at his grave in Glendale, California for a daylong celebration of his life and music.
2019: San Francisco
One year ago: San Francisco became the first major U.S. city to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes.
2019: Stephanie Grisham
One year ago: Stephanie Grisham, longtime spokeswoman and confidante to Melania Trump, was named to succeed Sarah Sanders as White House press secretary. (She would hold the job for nine months without conducting a formal briefing for reporters.)
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