Today is Monday, June 25, the 177th day of 2012. There are 189 days left in the year. On June 25, 1962, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Engel v. Vitale, ruled 6-1 that recitation of a state-sponsored prayer in New York State public schools was unconstitutional. In 1788, Virginia ratified the U.S. Constitution. In 1876, Lt. Col. Colonel George A. Custer and his 7th Cavalry were wiped out by Sioux and Cheyenne Indians in the Battle of the Little Bighorn in Montana. In 1910, President William Howard Taft signed the White-Slave Traffic Act, more popularly known as the Mann Act, which made it illegal to transport women across state lines for "immoral" purposes. The ballet "The Firebird" with music by Igor Stravinsky was premiered in Paris by the Ballets Russes. In 1912, the Democratic National Convention, which nominated Woodrow Wilson for president, opened in Baltimore. In 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 was enacted. In 1942, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was designated Commanding General of the European Theater of Operations during World War II. Some 1,000 British Royal Air Force bombers raided Bremen, Germany. In 1950, war broke out in Korea as forces from the communist North invaded the South. In 1967, The Beatles performed their new song "All You Need Is Love" during the "Our World" live international telecast. In 1973, former White House Counsel John W. Dean began testifying before the Senate Watergate Committee. In 1981, the Supreme Court ruled that male-only draft registration was constitutional. In 1991, the western Yugoslav republics of Croatia and Slovenia declared their independence. In 2009, death claimed Michael Jackson, the "King of Pop," in Los Angeles at age 50 and actress Farrah Fawcett in Santa Monica, Calif. at age 62. Ten years ago: President George W. Bush surveyed a huge wildfire in Arizona by air and declared the region a disaster area. A federal judge in Alexandria, Va., refused to accept a no-contest plea from Zacarias Moussaoui (zak-uh-REE'-uhs moo-SOW'-ee), accused of conspiracy in the Sept. 11 attacks, and instead entered a not guilty plea on his behalf. Five years ago: A suicide bomber blew himself up in the midst of a gathering of U.S.-allied tribal sheiks at a Baghdad hotel, killing 13 people. Robert Zoellick (ZEHL'-ik) won unanimous approval of the World Bank's board to become the institution's next president. World Wrestling Entertainment star Chris Benoit (ben-WAH'), his wife and 7-year-old son were found dead in their Fayetteville, Ga., home (authorities concluded that Benoit strangled his family, then killed himself). A judge in Washington D.C., ruled in favor of a dry cleaner sued by a dissatisfied customer who was demanding $54 million for his misplaced pants. One year ago: A suicide car bomber blasted a small clinic in eastern Afghanistan, causing the building to collapse and killing some three dozen people. What's believed to be the only surviving authenticated portrait of Billy the Kid sold at auction in Denver for $2.3 million.