A bit of February 25th history…
1570 - Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England for heresy and persecution of English Catholics during her reign; also absolves her subjects from allegiance to the crown
1793 - 1st US Cabinet meeting, held at George Washington’s home
1836 - Samuel Colt patents 1st multi-shot revolving-cylinder revolver, enabling the firearm to be fired multiple times without reloading
1862 - Congress forms US Bureau of Engraving and Printing to print newly issued US paper currency, the United States Notes; First Legal Tender Act 1862 passed authorizing the US Note (greenback) into circulation, 1st paper money that was legal tender in America (pictured)
1901 - US Steel Corporation organized under JP Morgan
1910 - Dalai Lama flees Tibet for British India to escape Chinese troops
1932 - Austrian immigrant, Adolf Hitler, gets German citizenship
A bit of February 25th history… 1570 - Pius V excommunicates...