At A Glance

25 June 2011 at a glance

Day of the week
25 June 2011 was a Saturday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Rolling in the Deep” by Adele.
Top Film of 2011
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2011 was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2.
Bestselling Novel of 2011
“The Litigators” by John Grisham was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 2011.
Top-Rated TV Show
“Sunday Night Football” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2011–12 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 25 June is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 25 June 2011 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 25 June 2011 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 25 June

  • 1997 The National Hockey League approved expansion franchises for Nashville (1998), Atlanta (1999), Columbus (2000), and Minneapolis-Saint Paul (2000).
  • 1998 In Clinton v. City of New York, the United States Supreme Court decides that the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 is unconstitutional.
  • 2022 The prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina inaugurates the longest bridge of Bangladesh, Padma Bridge.
  • 2022 Russo-Ukrainian War: The Battle of Sievierodonetsk ends after weeks of heavy fighting with the Russian capture of the city, leading to the Battle of Lysychansk.
  • 2024 Thousands of people storm Kenya's Parliament Buildings protesting the passing of the government's 2024/25 Finance Bill.

Famous people born on June 25

  • Anthony Bourdain, American chef and author (1956–2018)
  • George Michael, English singer-songwriter and producer (1963–2016)
  • Mckenna Grace, American actress, singer and songwriter (born 2006)
  • Linda Cardellini, American actress (born 1975)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2011 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2011 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • February 27 – The 83rd Academy Awards, hosted by James Franco and Anne Hathaway, are held at Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Tom Hooper's The King's Speech wins four awards out of 12 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.
  • March 11 – Following the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issues a tsunami warning to parts of the U.S. West Coast along the affected coastal areas in Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. Territories in the Pacific Ocean.
  • April 15 – Rio is released in theaters.

Life in the US in 2011

President

Barack Obama

Gas (per gallon)

$3.52

Loaf of Bread

$1.74

Average House

$242,300

Weekly Wage

$737

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