| June 25, 1948 The United States, Great Britain and France began the Berlin Airlift of food and supplies to the German city in defiance of the Soviet Union’s blockade of the roads. At the height of the Airlift, two groups of planes flew in four-hour blocks around the clock.While one group of aircraft was loaded and serviced, the other group was in the air. On the 264-mile route, 32 aircraft were in the air simultaneously. Supplies would be quickly unloaded and the aircraft would return for more food, fuel and other necessities for the 2.5 million West Berliners. It was the most ambitious aerial supply operation in history. The Soviet blockade was not lifted until the following May but the airlift continued for four months more.  Berliners watch a plane involved in the Berlin Airlift bringing food and supplies About the Berlin Airlift |
June 25, 1978 240,000 people marched in San Francisco, California, in opposition to an anti-gay statewide ballot Proposition 6 initiated by State Senator John Briggs. Inspired by passage of a similar ordinance in Miami, Florida, it would have allowed local school boards to ban gay and lesbian teachers. Drawing broad opposition, including former Governor Ronald Reagan, it was rejected in November by 58% of the voters. Read more about the Gay Parades of the Seventies(pictures and stories) The struggle for gay rights in perspective Celebrating Harvey Milk and the Defeat of the Briggs Initiative ACLU |
| June 25, 1987 Conscientious objector Michaelis Maragakis was sentenced to four years for refusing compulsory military service in Thessaloniki, Greece. |
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