June 25: Historical Events, Famous Birthdays and Deaths On This Day

1658

Spanish forces fail to retake Jamaica at the Battle of Rio Nuevo during the Anglo-Spanish War.
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1788

Virginia becomes the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
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1906

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania millionaire Harry Thaw shoots and kills prominent architect Stanford White.
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1913

American Civil War veterans begin arriving at the Great Reunion of 1913.
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1940

World War II: France officially surrenders to Germany at 01:35.
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1943

The Holocaust: Jews in the Częstochowa Ghetto in Poland stage an uprising against the Nazis.
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1950

The Korean War begins with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea.
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1984

American singer Prince releases his most successful studio album Purple Rain.
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1991

Croatia and Slovenia declare their independence by referendum from Yugoslavia.
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