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What happened in history on this day: February 25?
On February 25 in ...
- 1791 - President George Washington signs a bill into law establishing a national bank, with 20 year charter. The Bank is capitalized with US$10 million, with $8 million from private investors.
- 1793 - First US cabinet meeting (at George Washington's home).
- 1799 - First federal forestry legislation authorizes purchase of timber land.
- 1799 - US Congress passes first federal quarantine legislation.
- 1813 - Congress authorizes interest-bearing $100 treasury notes.
- 1837 - First US electric motor-powered printing press patented by Thomas Davenport of Rutlant, Vermont.
- 1839 - Seminole Indians and black allies shipped from Tampa Bay, Florida, to the West.
- 1862 - Paper currency is introduced in the USA, as Congress passes the Legal Tender Act. US$150 million of United States Notes is authorized, of which $60 million is legal tender.
- 1862 - US Congress establishes the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
- 1863 - US President Abraham Lincoln signs the National Currency Act into law, creating national banking system, comptroller of currency, allowing qualified banks to issue government-sponsored paper money in the banks' names.
- 1875 - Kiowa Indians under Lone Wolf (Guipago) surrender at Fort Sill.
- 1879 - US Congress passes first Timberland Protection Act.
- 1891 - Charles Foster takes office as Treasury Secretary.
- 1901 - US Steel Corporation organizes under directorship of J. Pierpoint Morgan.
- 1907 - US proclaims protectorate over Dominican Republic.
- 1908 - First tunnel under the Hudson River (railway tunnel) opens in New York.
- 1913 - US 16th Amendment ratified, authorizing income tax.
- 1919 - Oregon is first state to tax gasoline (1 cent per gallon).
- 1925 - Glacier Bay National Monument established in Alaska.
- 1933 - First genuine aircraft carrier christened, USS Ranger.
- 1945 - US aircraft carriers attack Tokyo, Japan.
- 1957 - US Supreme Court decides 6-3, baseball is only antitrust-exempt professional sport.
- 1971 - Oh! Calcutta! opens at Belasco Theater in New York City for 1,316 performances.
- 1977 - The Liberian-registered Hawaiian Patriot oil tanker catches fire in the Northern Pacific west of Honolulu, Hawaii, spilling 115 million litres of oil.
- 1981 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1991 - Iraqi SCUD missile hits US barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, killing 29, injuring 99.
- 1992 - Digital Equipment unveils the 64-bit Alpha processor architecture, with speed estimates of 150 million instructions per second.
- 2005 - Wichita, Kansas police apprehend the so-called BTK serial killer Dennis Rader, 31 years after his first murder.
- 2007 - The 79th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, takes place at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. The Departed wins Best Picture.
- 2022 - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lifts its advisory on mask wearing in most public spaces.
Births on February 25
- 1881 - Birth of William Foster in Massachusetts, USA; Communist Presidential candidate (1924,28,32).
- 1901 - Birth of Herbert Zeppo Marx in New York City, New York, USA; comedian/actor (Marx Brothers).
- 1906 - Birth of Warren Hymer in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Girl From Havana, Meet the Mob).
- 1910 - Birth of Millicent Vernon Hammond AKA Millicent Hammond Fenwick in New York City, New York, USA; American politician (Representative-Republican-New Jersey 1975-83).
- 1913 - Birth of Jim Backus in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; actor (Mr Magoo, Thurston Howell III - Gilligan's Island).
- 1918 - Birth of Henry Norwood Ewell in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA; 4x100 metre runner (Olympics-gold-1948).
- 1920 - Birth of Hayes Gordon in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Sky Pirates, Dark Room).
- 1925 - Birth of Bert Remsen in Glen Cove, New York, USA; actor (Mario - It's a Living).
- 1927 - Birth of Dick Jones in Snyder, Texas, USA; actor (Buffalo Bill Jr).
- 1927 - Birth of Jane Nigh in Hollywood, California, USA; actress (Lorelei - Big Town).
- 1929 - Birth of Christopher George in Royal Oak, Minnesota, USA; actor (Rat Patrol, Immortal).
- 1929 - Birth of Tommy Newsom in Virginia, USA; musician/bandleader/saxophonist (The Tonight Show).
- 1937 - Birth of Bob Schieffer in Austin, Texas, USA; newscaster (CBS Weekend News).
- 1938 - Birth of Diane Baker in Hollywood, California, USA; actress (Diary of Anne Frank, Marnie).
- 1940 - Birth of Billy Packer in Wellsville, New York, USA; basketball sportscaster (CBS).
- 1941 - Birth of Susan Browning in Baldwin, New York, USA; actress (Pat - Mary Hartman).
- 1943 - Birth of Sally Jesse Raphael in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA; TV talk show host (Sally).
- 1944 - Birth of Karen Grassle in Berkeley, California, USA; actress (Caroline - Little House on the Prairie).
- 1944 - Birth of Kristina Holland in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA; actor (Tina - Courtship of Eddie's Father).
- 1947 - Birth of Lee Edward Evans in Madera, California, USA; 400-metre runner (Olympics-2 gold-1968).
- 1962 - Birth of Cammy Ciarelli in Iowa City, Iowa, USA; WPVA volleyball player (Best of Beach-second-1995).
- 1963 - Birth of Paul O'Neill in Columbus, Ohio, USA; right fielder (Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees).
- 1965 - Birth of Scott Thompson (Carrot Top) in Florida, USA; comedian (American Comedy Award-1994).
- 1966 - Birth of Tea Leoni in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Flying Blind, Naked Truth).
- 1967 - Birth of Rich Rowland; US baseball catcher (Detroit Tigers).
- 1968 - Birth of David Hulse; US baseball outfielder (Texas Rangers).
- 1971 - Birth of Andrew Hermann; American 50km walker (Olympics-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of David Fox; American 50 metre freestyle (Olympics-6th-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Sean Astin in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Goonies, Like Father Like Son, Toy Soldiers).
- 1992 - Birth of Libby [Elizabeth] Callahan in Columbia, South Carolina, USA; sport pistol (Olympics-1996).
Deaths on February 25
- 1934 - John J McGraw, manager (New York Giants), dies at age 60.
- 1978 - Daniel "Chappie" James Junior, retired US Air Force General, dies at age 58.
- 1983 - Tennessee Williams, US writer (Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), chokes to death on a bottle cap at age 71 (born 1911).
- 1993 - Troy Caldwell, country musician (Marshall Tucker Band), dies at age 45.
- 1994 - Jersey Joe Walcott, American boxer, dies at age 80 (born 1914).
- 1999 - Death of Glenn Seaborg, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1912).
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