On this day: June 25

June 25: Croatian Statehood Day and Slovenian Statehood Day; Independence Day in Mozambique (1975)

• 1658 – Anglo-Spanish War: English colonial forces repelled a Spanish attack in the largest battle ever fought on Jamaica.
• 1910 – The Firebird, the first major work by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky, made its premiere in Paris.
• 1950 – The Korean War began with North Korean forces launching a pre-dawn raid over the 38th parallel into South Korea.
• 1975 – Citing threats to national security, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi (pictured) unilaterally had a state of emergency declared across the nation that lasted nearly two years.
• 2013 – Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani became the eighth Emir of Qatar, currently the world's youngest reigning monarch.

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