Sunday, February 25, 2018

History for February 25

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History for February 25 - On-This-Day.com
Pierre Auguste Renoir 1841 - Impressionist artist, Jim Backus 1913 - Actor (voice of Mr. Magoo, "Gilligan's Island", "Rebel Without a Cause"), Bobby Riggs 1918 - Tennis player
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Larry Gelbart 1928 - Producer, writer, Téa Leoni 1966 - Actress ("Jurassic Park III", "Deep Impact"), Sean Astin 1971 - Actor ("The Goonies", "The War of the Roses", "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring")
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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.
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1793 - The department heads of the U.S. government met with U.S. President Washington for the first Cabinet meeting on U.S. record.
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1836 - Samuel Colt received U.S. Patent No. 138 (later 9430X) for a "revolving-cylinder pistol." It was his first patent.
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1913 - The 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. It authorized a graduated income tax.
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1919 - The state of Oregon became the first state to place a tax on gasoline. The tax was 1 cent per gallon.
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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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1986 - Filippino President Ferdinand E. Marcos fled the Philippines after 20 years of rule after a tainted election.
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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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