#OTD in 2020 @NASA announced that its new HQ in Washington would be named after Mary W Jackson, the first African American woman to work for them as an engineer. To gain some of her qualifications, Jackson had to petition for access to segregated classes. https://t.co/i1uV2DLlrr pic.twitter.com/VG78KBA73Z

— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) June 24, 2022

On this day in 1964, hundreds of white people marched to oppose the integration of all-white beaches in St. Augustine, FL, and barred peaceful civil rights activists from using the beach. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/UOACEggrNl

— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) June 24, 2022

24 June 1896. Booker T. Washington, a key advocate of civil rights for freed slaves, became the first black American to receive an honorary MA degree (Howard University). He later became the first black person to appear on a US postage stamp. pic.twitter.com/GfDXPAaFAG

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 24, 2022

24 June 1922. German Foreign Minister, Walther Rathenau (aged 54), was assassinated while travelling by car in Berlin by members of the ultra-nationalist secret Organisation Consul. He was targeted as he had initiated the 1922 Treaty of Rapallo with the Communist Soviet Russia. pic.twitter.com/i6v3aH3jcp

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 24, 2022

24 June 1939. Siam was renamed Thailand by Prime Minister, Plaek Phibunsongkhram. The name change fell on the 7th anniversary of the 1932 revolution by the People’s Party which ended the dictatorial power of King Prajadhipok. pic.twitter.com/ypfErvrfc9

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 24, 2022

26 June 1945. In the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco, California, USA, delegates from 50 nations signed the United Nations Charter, establishing the world body to save “succeeding generations from the scourge of war.” The UN Charter was ratified on 24 October 1945. pic.twitter.com/0H2XSI9k5z

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 24, 2022

24 June 1995. In an iconic post-apartheid moment, Nelson Mandela, presented South African captain, Francois Pienaar, with the Rugby Union World Cup winners trophy after South Africa had defeated the New Zealand All Blacks 15-12. pic.twitter.com/cJ5CAvSMiA

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 24, 2022

June 25th

1678 Venetian Elena Cornaro Piscopia is awarded a doctorate of philosophy from the University of Padua, 1st woman to receive a university doctoral degree or PhD

1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn: US 7th Cavalry under Brevet Major General George Armstrong Custer wiped out by Sioux and Cheyenne warriors led by Chiefs Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull in what has become famously known as "Custer's Last Stand"

1929 US President Herbert Hoover authorizes building of Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam)

1950 north korea invades South Korea, beginning the Korean War

2021 WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus confirms the COVID-19 Delta variant is the most transmissible to date, now present in 85 countries and spreading rapidly

Did You Know?

First use of the rainbow flag, symbol of gay pride, made by Gilbert Baker at a march in San Francisco

Today in History in 1978

Would You Believe?

Fork introduced to American dining by Governor Winthrop

Today in History in 1630

https://www.onthisday.com/

This day 82 years ago - 25 June 1938 - Douglas Hyde was inaugurated as the first President of Ireland.

Éamon de Valera addressed Hyde, saying:

“On behalf of the Irish nation, on behalf of the living, those who dwell at home as well as our kin beyond the seas... I salute you.” pic.twitter.com/ue9SFQUXAS

— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) June 25, 2020

In Roma and Traveller History Month, we bring you Papusza (Bronislawa Wajs), a Polish Roma woman who exchanged stolen chickens for reading lessons. Celebrated by outsiders, she was rejected by her own community for sharing its language and traditions. https://t.co/PNBrnjJzm5

— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) June 25, 2022

Ten years ago today, in Miller v. Alabama, EJI won a landmark ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court that struck down mandatory death-in-prison sentences for children. https://t.co/imEUt3Hbh9

— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) June 25, 2022

25 June 1877. Scottish born inventor, Alexander Graham Bell, demonstrated his newly patented invention: the Bell telephone, at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. pic.twitter.com/ifwYdedagY

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 25, 2022

25 June 1947. The Diary of Anne Frank was published for the first time in Amsterdam, Netherlands, under the title: The Annex: Diary Notes. It’s subsequently been translated into over 70 languages and is one of the most widely read accounts of the Holocaust. pic.twitter.com/HQekzwNfr1

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 25, 2022

25 June 1950. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) invaded the Republic of Korea (South Korea), to begin the Korean War. The war ended unofficially on 27 July 1953 in an armistice, but without a peace treaty. pic.twitter.com/WrIHE4JeuR

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 25, 2022

25 June 1967. A worldwide TV audience estimated at 400 million watched The Beatles perform and record, All You Need Is Love, in Abbey Road studio 2. The song was Britain’s contribution to Our World, the first live global television show, which was broadcast in 25 countries. pic.twitter.com/asTPcRCZhQ

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 25, 2022

25 June 1997. French underwater explorer, Jacques Cousteau, died (aged 87). He studied the sea and all forms of life in water and appeared in numerous popular TV documentaries. He also co-developed the Aqua-Lung and pioneered marine conservation. pic.twitter.com/aTkZB0h8J0

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 25, 2022

Patrick Macnee died #OTD in 2015. Best known for playing John Steed in The Avengers. pic.twitter.com/cx8HmInxGj Patrick Macnee https://t.co/cx8HmInxGj

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 25, 2022