On this day: 25 June

Selected events and births on 25 June, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1910 – The United States Congress passed the Mann Act, which prohibited the interstate transport of females for "immoral purposes". Read more: United States Congress Mann Act
• 1960 – Two cryptographers working for the U.S. National Security Agency left on vacation to Mexico, and proceeded to defect to the Soviet Union. Read more: Cryptography National Security Agency Martin and Mitchell defection
• 1967 – More than an estimated 400 million people viewed Our World, the first live international satellite television production. Read more: Our World (1967 TV program) Satellite television
• 1978 – The rainbow flag (original version pictured) representing gay pride was first flown at the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day parade. Read more: Rainbow flag (LGBTQ) Pride (LGBTQ culture) San Francisco Pride
• 2013 – In response to a Freedom of Information Act request, the CIA acknowledged the existence of Area 51 (diagram pictured), a secretive U.S. Air Force facility in Nevada and a subject of various UFO, and other, conspiracy theories. Read more: Freedom of Information Act (United States) Central Intelligence Agency Area 51

Born on this day

• 1933 – Álvaro Siza Vieira, Portuguese architect, designed the Porto School of Architecture Read more: Álvaro Siza Vieira Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto
• 1954 – Sonia Sotomayor, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Read more: Sonia Sotomayor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
• 1988 – Jhonas Enroth, Swedish ice hockey player Read more: Jhonas Enroth
• 1988 – Miguel Layún, Mexican footballer Read more: Miguel Layún
• 1988 – Therese Johaug, Norwegian cross-country skier Read more: Therese Johaug
• 1990 – Andi Eigenmann, Filipino actress Read more: Andi Eigenmann
• 1996 – Pietro Fittipaldi, Brazilian-American race car driver Read more: Pietro Fittipaldi
• 1998 – Kyle Chalmers, Australian swimmer Read more: Kyle Chalmers
• 2001 – Philip Broberg, Swedish professional ice hockey player Read more: Philip Broberg
• 2002 – Benson Boone, American singer-songwriter Read more: Benson Boone
• 2005 – Kylie Cantrall, American actress, singer, songwriter, dancer, and social media personality Read more: Kylie Cantrall
• 2006 – Mckenna Grace, American actress, singer and songwriter Read more: Mckenna Grace

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / June 25 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.