Historical events occurring on June 24 and 25

On June 25, major events included the start of the Korean War in 1950 and the independence of Mozambique in 1975. Croatia and Slovenia declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, while a 1996 bombing in al-Khobar killed 19 Americans. Other notable June 25 entries feature the death of Jacques-Yves Cousteau in 1997, the release of Windows 98 in 1998, and the 2005 election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. WorldCom disclosed a 3.8 billion dollar accounting fraud in 2002. June 24 records include the beginning of the Battle of the Somme in 1916 and the 1948 Berlin blockade. Additionally, a 2002 train collision in Tanzania killed 281 people, and 2004 insurgent attacks in Iraq resulted in over 100 deaths. In 2007, Ali Hassan al-Majid was sentenced to death for his role in the 1980s campaign against Kurds.