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« on: February 25, 2010, 06:12:35 am »

Thursday, February 25th
The 056th day of 2010.
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Today's Highlights in History

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   On Feb. 25, 1870, Hiram R. Revels, R-Miss., became the first black member of the United States Senate as he was sworn in to serve out the unexpired term of Jefferson Davis. (Go to article.)

On Feb. 25, 1888, John Foster Dulles, the American Secretary of State from 1953-1959, was born. Following his death on May 24, 1959, his obituary appeared in The Times. (Go to obit. | Other Birthdays)
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   On February 25, 1888, Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about business monopoly. (See the cartoon and read an explanation.)
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1570    Pope Pius V excommunicated England's Queen Elizabeth I.

1793    George Washington convened the first Cabinet meeting on record - at his home.

1836    Inventor Samuel Colt patented his revolver.

1870    Hiram Revels, a Mississippi Republican, was sworn in as the first black member of the U.S. Senate.

1901    United States Steel Corp. was incorporated by J.P. Morgan.

1913    The 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, giving Congress the power to levy and collect income taxes, was declared in effect.

1940    A hockey game was televised for the first time, by New York City station W2XBS. (The New York Rangers beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-2 at Madison Square Garden.)

1943    Beatles guitarist George Harrison was born in Liverpool, England.

1948    Communists seized power in Czechoslovakia.

1950    "Your Show of Shows" debuted on NBC.

1956    Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev harshly criticized the late Josef Stalin in a speech before a Communist Party congress in Moscow.

1964    Cassius Clay (who later changed his name to Muhammad Ali) became the world heavyweight boxing champion by defeating Sonny Liston in Miami Beach.

1983    Playwright Tennessee Williams was found dead at age 71.

1986    President Ferdinand E. Marcos fled the Philippines after 20 years of rule in the wake of a tainted election. Corazon Aquino assumed the presidency.

1990    Nicaraguans voted in an election that led to victory for opponents of the ruling Sandinistas.

1991    An Iraqi Scud missile hit a U.S. barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, killing 28 Americans during the Persian Gulf War.

1999    A jury in Jasper, Texas, sentenced white supremacist John William King to death for the dragging death of James Byrd Jr., an African-American man.

2000    A jury in Albany, N.Y., acquitted four white New York City police officers of all charges in the shooting death of unarmed African immigrant Amadou Diallo.

2005    Dennis Rader was arrested for the BTK serial killings that terrorized Wichita, Kan. (He later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 10 life prison terms.)

Current Birthdays

Chelsea Handler turns 35 years old today.

AP Photo/Dan Steinberg Comedian Chelsea Handler ("Chelsea Lately") turns 35 years old today.


91    Monte Irvin
Baseball Hall of Famer

73    Bob Schieffer
Broadcast journalist

66    Karen Grassle
Actress ("Little House on the Prairie")

61    Jack Handey
Author, former TV writer ("Saturday Night Live")

52    Jeff Fisher
Football coach

45    Veronica Webb
Actress

44    Alexis Denisof
Actor ("Angel")

44    Tea Leoni
Actress

43    Carrot Top
Comedian

39    Sean Astin
Actor ("Lord of the Rings" movies)

37    Julio Iglesias Jr.
Singer

Historic Birthdays

John Foster Dulles

2/25/1888 - 5/24/1959
American Secretary Of State (1953-59)
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75    Johann Philipp Krieger
2/25/1649 - 2/7/1725
German composer

85    Carlo Goldoni
2/25/1707 - 2/6/1793
Italian dramatist

78    Pierre-Auguste Renoir
2/25/1841 - 12/3/1919
French painter

86    Benedetto Croce
2/25/1866 - 11/20/1952
Italian historian, humanist, and philosopher

48    Enrico Caruso
2/25/1873 - 8/2/1921
Italian operatic tenor

96    Vyacheslav M. Molotov
2/25/1890 - 11/8/1986
Russian statesman and foreign minister

75    Dame Myra Hess
2/25/1890 - 11/25/1965
English pianist

79    Marcel Paul Pagnol
2/25/1895 - 4/18/1974
French writer and film producer/director

76    Anthony Burgess
2/25/1917 - 11/22/1993
English novelist and critic

78    Barney Ewell
2/25/1918 - 4/4/1996
American Olympic sprinter


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