TODAY IN HISTORY

Monday, June  25, 2012 AP Highlight in History:  On June 25, 1876, Lt. Col. George A. Custer and his 7th Cavalry were wiped out by Sioux and Cheyenne Indians in the Battle of Little Big Horn in Montana. Read the original AP story
On this date in: 1788 Virginia ratified the U.S. Constitution. 1868 Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina were readmitted to the Union. 1950 War broke out on the Korean peninsula as forces from the communist North invaded the South. AP Photo/Charles P. Gorry 1951 The first commercial color telecast took place as CBS transmitted a one-hour special from New York to four other cities. 1962 The Supreme Court ruled that the use of an unofficial, nondenominational prayer in New York public schools was unconstitutional. 1967 The Beatles performed a new song, "All You Need Is Love," during a live international telecast. 1973 Former White House Counsel John Dean began testifying before the Senate Watergate Committee. John Dean 1991 The Yugoslav republics of Croatia and Slovenia declared their independence. 1995 Warren E. Burger, the 15th chief justice of the United States, died at age 87. 1996 A truck bomb killed 19 Americans and injured hundreds at a U.S. military housing complex in Saudi Arabia. 1997 An unmanned cargo ship crashed into Russia's Mir space station, knocking out half of the station's power and rupturing a pressurized laboratory. AP Photo/NASA TV 1998 The Supreme Court rejected a line-item veto law as unconstitutional. 2005 Hardline Tehran Mayor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner of Iran's presidential runoff election. 2009 Michael Jackson died from an overdose of the powerful anesthetic propofol. (The 50-year-old singer's doctor, Conrad Murray, has pleaded innocent to involuntary manslaughter.)		Video Highlights of This Day in History Today's Birthdays: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor turns 58 years old today. AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais Name Profession Age June Lockhart Actress ("Lassie," "Lost in Space") 87 Willis Reed Basketball hall of famer 70 Gary David Goldberg Writer, producer ("Family Ties," "Spin City") 68 Carly Simon Singer 67 Jimmie Walker Actor, comedian ("Good Times") 65 Phyllis George TV personality 63 Tim Finn Rock singer (Crowded House) 60 George Michael Singer 49 Dikembe Mutombo Basketball player 46 Richie Rich Rapper, producer 45 Angela Kinsey Actress ("The Office") 41 Carlos Delgado Baseball player 40 Mike Kroeger Rock musician (Nickelback) 40 Linda Cardellini Actress ("ER") 37 Aramis Ramirez Baseball player 34 Busy Philipps Actress ("Cougar Town") 33 Actor-writer Ricky Gervais ("The Office") turns 51 years old today. AP Photo/Charles Sykes