Today is Tuesday, June 25, the 176th day of 2013. There are 189 days left in the year.
1178 ― Five Canterbury monks report something exploding on Moon
1630 ― Fork introduced to American dining by Gov Winthrop
1938 ― Federal minimum wage law guarantees workers, 40 cents per hour
1950 ― Korean War begins; North Korea invades South Korea
1951 ― First color TV broadcast; CBS' Arthur Godfrey from NYC to four cities
1953 ― First passenger to fly commercially around the world in 100 hours
1966 ― Kosmos 122, first Soviet weather satellite, launched
1967 ― 400 million watch Beatles “Our World” TV special
1969 ― Longest tennis match in Wimbledon history, Pancho Gonzalez beats Charles Pasarell in 112-game (5hours and 12minutes) marathon
1991 ― Slovenia and Croatia declare independence from Yugoslavia