Historical Events for 25th June 2023

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1096 - 1st Crusade slaughter Jews of Werelinghofen, Germany
1912 - British Open Men's Golf, Muirfield: Ted Ray wins wire-to-wire by 4 shots from defending champion Harry Vardon
1921 - British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: former local Jock Hutchison (resident in US) wins his only Open Championship by 9 strokes in a 36-hole playoff over amateur Roger Wethered
1961 - Iraq Prime Minister Abd al-Karim Qasim demands dominion over Kuwait the end of the British protectorate
1981 - Microsoft is restructured to become an incorporated business in its home state of Washington
1982 - US Secretary of State Alexander Haig Jr. resigns, replaced by George P. Shultz
1990 - "Dave Thomas Comedy Show" last airs on CBS-TV
2004 - Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Oasis, Paul McCartney, and Muse headline; other performers include Wilco, The Black-Eyed Peas, James Brown, Damien Rice, Toots and The Maytals, and The Rutles
2021 - WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus confirms the COVID-19 Delta variant is the most transmissible to date, now present in 85 countries and spreading rapidly
2022 - US President Joe Biden signs the "Bipartisan Safer Communities Act" into law, creating greater background checks for gun purchasers, funding for mental health programs and the closure of some existing seller loopholes

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