Today in History, June 25, 1977: Elvis performed next to last concert at Riverfront Coliseum - Cincinnati.com

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Tuesday, June 25, 2019

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Today is June 25. On this date in:

1876

Lt. Col. Colonel George A. Custer from New Rumley, Ohio, and his Cavalry were wiped out by Sioux and Cheyenne Indians in the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

1888

The Republican National Convention in Chicago nominated North Bend,Ohio, native Benjamin Harrison as the party's candidate for president.

More: Our history: Hoosiers claim him, but President Benjamin Harrison born a Buckeye

1910

President William Howard Taft signed the White-Slave Traffic Act, which made it illegal to transport women across state lines for “immoral” purposes.

1947

“The Diary of a Young Girl,” the personal journal of Anne Frank, was first published.

1950

War broke out in Korea as forces from the communist North invaded the South.

1973

Former White House Counsel John W. Dean began testifying before the Senate Watergate Committee, implicating top administration officials, including President Richard Nixon as well as himself, in the Watergate scandal and cover-up.

1977

Elvis Presley performed at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum (now U.S. Bank Arena) for his next to last concert.

More: Our history: Next to last Elvis concert at Riverfront Coliseum

1984

Prince releases his album “Purple Rain.”

1998

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that HIV-infected people were protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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