02-25-2006, 06:30 AM
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February 25th
1723 ~ Death of Sir Christopher Wren, Architect.
1841 ~ Birthday of Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Painter & Sculptor.
1870 ~ Hiram R. Revels, R-Miss., became the first black member of the United States Senate.
1901 ~ J.P. Morgan incorporated the United States Steel Corporation.
1913 ~ The 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, authorizing a graduated income tax, was ratified.
1943 ~ Birthday of George Harrison, member of The Beatles.
1983 ~ Death of Tennessee Williams, playwright.
1986 ~ President Ferdinand E. Marcos fled the Philippines after 20 years of rule. Corazon Aquino assumed the presidency.
1994 ~ Jewish settler Baruch Goldstein opened fire inside the Tomb of the Patriarchs in the West Bank, killing 29 Muslims before he was beaten to death by worshippers
2004 ~ Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" was released in the U.S., grossing approximately $370 million, and became the highest-grossing R-rated film ever made.
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