50 years ago: The Altoona Has Hustle Committee, Bets E. Helsel member, announced a “Take Hustle on Vacation” contest, where residents put a hustle bumper sticker on their car and took a picture of it on their vacation.

25 years ago: Visiting Judge John Reilly ruled that Altoona would have to rebate $1 million in wage taxes to non-city residents because the tax ordinance didn’t specify both residents and those who just worked in the city but lived outside it.

10 years ago: About 25 people, sponsored by a group called The Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools, held a rally in front of State Rep. Judy Ward’s office in Hollidaysburg to promote an increase in state spending for education.

Today is Monday, June 23, the 174th day of 2025. There are 191 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On June 23, 1972, President Richard Nixon signed into law the Education Amendments of 1972, including Title IX, which barred discrimination on the basis of sex for “any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”

On this date:

– In 1992, mob boss John Gotti was sentenced to life after being found guilty of murder, racketeering and other charges. (Gotti would die in prison in 2002.)

– In 2016, Britain voted to leave the European Union after a bitterly divisive referendum campaign, toppling Prime Minister David Cameron, who led the drive to remain in the bloc.