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Battle of Little Bighorn (1876)June 25th, 1876

On this day in 1876, the Battle of Little Bighorn took place, a major defeat of the U.S. Army by the combined forces of the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho that caused the death of Colonel George Custer.

Crystal Eastman (1881 - 1928)June 25th, 1881

Crystal Eastman, born on this day in 1881, was a socialist lawyer, journalist, anti-militarist, and feminist who co-founded "The Liberator" and the ACLU. "The last thing a man becomes progressive about is the activities of his own wife."

George Orwell (1903 - 1950)June 25th, 1903

George Orwell, born on this day in 1903, was an English democratic socialist author. His experiences in the Spanish Civil War led him to rabidly oppose Soviet communism, views expounded upon in Animal Farm and Homage to Catalonia.

James Meredith (1933 - )June 25th, 1933

James Meredith, born on this day in 1933, is a civil rights activist who became the first black student admitted to the University of Mississippi. He was shot on the second day of his "March Against Fear" against voter discrimination.

Marking the beginning of the "independence" of the Republic of Korea, Syngman Rhee, President of the Republic of Korea, embraces his guest U.S. General Douglas MacArthur, who commanded UN troops in Korea during the war, unknown year
Korean War Begins (1950)June 25th, 1950

On this day in 1950, the northern Korean People's Army crossed the 38th parallel in an offensive to crush the Republic of Korea, an imperialist puppet state established by the U.S., marking the beginning of the Korean War.

Image: Marking the beginning of the "independence" of the Republic of Korea, Syngman Rhee, President of the Republic of Korea, embraces his guest U.S. General Douglas MacArthur, who commanded UN troops in Korea during the war, unknown year

Lois Gibbs (1951 - )June 25th, 1951

Lois Marie Gibbs, born on this day in 1951, is an environmental activist whose advocacy began after discovering that her 5-year-old son's elementary school and neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York was built on a toxic waste dump.