02-24-2004, 07:48 PM
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February 25th
1570 ~ Queen Elizabeth I of England, excommunicated by Pope Pius V.
1836 ~ Samuel Colt received a patent for the Colt 45.
1841 ~ Birthday of Pierre Renoir, Impressionist Painter.
1873 ~ Birthday of Enrico Caruso, Tenor.
1948 ~ Communists took control of the government in Czechoslovakia.
1963 ~ The Beatles released their first U.S. single ‘Please Please Me’.
1986 ~ Corazon Aquino became president of Philippines after Ferdinand Marcos fled after ruling for 20 years.
1913 ~ On a day that will live forever in infamy, the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. It authorized a graduated income tax.
1998 ~ Switzerland's 1st legal brothel opened in Zurich.
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