National days, ongoing national weeks and months, and global observances for June 25, 2027. Plus historical events and birthdays.
June 25, 2027 celebrates National Leon Day, plus 3 more. National Leon Day marks June 25 as six months away from Christmas day. Leon, spelled backward is Noel, marking the day crafters begin planning their homemade gifts and decorations for the holiday season. It can also be a day for those who miss the winter holidays to have a mini-winter celebration in June.
People born on June 25
The first published female cartoonist in the U.S. who rose to fame rose for creating the popular comic strip characters, Kewpies.
Geneticist who discovered the X and Y chromosomes.
Author, playwright, and activist who co-founded the Gay Men's Health Crisis organization.
Good Times actor who played JJ Evans who is known for his catch phrase "Dynomite!"
Children's author and illustrator. He wrote The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Grouchy Ladybug, and The Mixed-Up Chameleon.
Events that occurred on June 25 throughout history
Governor Winthrop introduces the fork to American dining. However, Puritan colonists rejected the two-pronged utensil because they felt it was associated with Satan's pitchfork.
Virginia becomes the tenth state to join the Union. The state was the largest of the 13 colonies and creating a federal government was pivotable to move forward with creating the Bill of Rights.
Lucien Smith patents the first barbed wire.
President Andrew Johnson signs a law establishing an 8-hour workday for government workers. President Johnson initially vetoed the law, but Congress overrode the veto, causing the President to sign.
Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer and 7th Cavalry Regiment are wiped out by the 5,000 Sioux (Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapaho, led by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse). The battle became known as "Custer's last Stand".
Longer-running observances that include this date.
National Safety Month
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Men's Health Month
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Lgbtqia Pride Month
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National Ptsd Awareness Month
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National Great Outdoors Month
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National Candy Month
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National Adopt A Cat Month
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National Pollinators Month
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Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Month
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National Homeownership Month
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National Iced Tea Month
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National Dairy Month
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