Saturday, February 25, 2017

History for February 25


History for February 25 - On-This-Day.com
Pierre Auguste Renoir 1841 - Impressionist artist, Adelle Davis 1904, Jim Backus 1913 - Actor (voice of Mr. Magoo, "Gilligan's Island", "Rebel Without a Cause")


Bobby Riggs 1918 - Tennis player, Diane Baker 1938, Sean Astin 1971 - Actor ("The Goonies", "The War of the Roses", "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring")


1791 - First Bank of the United States (The President, Directors and Company, of the Bank of the United States) was chartered by the U.S. Congress and signed by President Washington.


1836 - Samuel Colt received U.S. Patent No. 138 (later 9430X) for a "revolving-cylinder pistol." It was his first patent.


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


1913 - The 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. It authorized a graduated income tax.


1919 - The state of Oregon became the first state to place a tax on gasoline. The tax was 1 cent per gallon.


1933 - The aircraft carrier Ranger was launched. It was the first ship in the U.S. Navy to be designed and built from the keel up as an aircraft carrier.
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1972 - Germany gave a $5 million ransom to Arab terrorists who had hijacked a jumbo jet.
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2005 - Dennis Rader was arrested for the BTK serial killings in Wichita, KS. He later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 10 life prison terms.
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