Today in History

On June 25, 1950, war broke out in Korea as forces from the communist North invaded the South.

Today’s Birthdays: Movie director Sidney Lumet is 84. Actress June Lockhart is 83. Rhythm-and-blues singer Eddie Floyd is 73. Actress Barbara Montgomery is 69. Basketball Hall-of-Famer Willis Reed is 66. Writer-producer-director Gary David Goldberg is 64. Singer Carly Simon is 63. Rock musician Allen Lanier (Blue Oyster Cult) is 62. Rock musician Ian McDonald (Foreigner; King Crimson) is 62. Actor-comedian Jimmie Walker is 61. Actor-director Michael Lembeck is 60. TV personality Phyllis George is 59. Rock singer Tim Finn is 56. Actor Michael Sabatino is 53. Actor-writer-director Ricky Gervais is 47. Actor John Benjamin Hickey is 45. Rock singer George Michael is 45. Actress Erica Gimpel is 44. Basketball player Dikembe Mutombo is 42. Rapper-producer Richie Rich is 41. Rapper Candyman is 40. Contemporary Christian musician Sean Kelly (Sixpence None the Richer) is 37. Actress Angela Kinsey (TV: “The Office”) is 37. Rock musician Mike Kroeger (Nickelback) is 36. Rock musician Mario Calire is 34. Actress Linda Cardellini is 33. Actress Busy Philipps is 29.

Ten Years Ago in the C-P: Sean Nicholson of Hannibal was selected to represent Missouri at the National 4-H Congress in Atlanta, Ga.

Thought for Today: “It is not depravity that afflicts the human race so much as a general lack of intelligence.” — Agnes Repplier, American writer and social critic (1858-1950).