Monday, February 25, 2019

From Historynet: Today in History February 25


1570          Pope Pius V Image result for Pope Pius V issues the bull Regnans in Excelsis which excommunicates Queen Elizabeth Image result for queen elizabeth 1 of England.

1601          Robert Devereux Image result for Robert Devereux, the second Earl of Essex and former favorite of Elizabeth I Image result for queen elizabeth 1, is beheaded in the Tower of London for high treason.

1642          Dutch settlers slaughter lower Hudson Valley Indians in New Netherland, North America, who sought refuge from Mohawk attackers.

1779          The British surrender the Illinois country to George Rogers Clark at Vincennes.

1781          American General Nathaniel Greene Image result for American General Nathanael Greene crosses the Dan River on his way to attack Cornwallis.

1791          President George Washington Image result for President George Washington signs a bill creating the Bank of the United States.

1804          Thomas Jefferson Image result for Thomas Jefferson is nominated for president at the Democratic-Republican caucus.

1815          Napoleon Image result for Napoleon leaves his exile on the island of Elba, returning to France.

1831          The Polish army halts the Russian advance into their country at the Battle of Grochow.

1836          Samuel Colt Image result for Samuel Colt patents the first revolving cylinder multi-shot firearm.

1862          Confederate troops abandon Nashville, Tennessee, in the face of Grant's Image result for Grant advance. The ironclad Monitor is commissioned at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

1865          General Joseph E. Johnston Image result for General Joseph E. Johnston replaces 
John Bell Hood Image result for John Bell Hood as Commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee.

1904          J.M. Synge's Image result for J.M. Synge play Riders to the Sea opens in Dublin.

1910          The 13th Dalai Lama Image result for The 13th Dalai Lama flees from the Chinese and takes refuge in India.

1913          The 16th Amendment to the constitution is adopted, setting the legal basis for the income tax.

1919          Oregon introduces the first state tax on gasoline at one cent per gallon, to be used for road construction.

1926          Poland demands a permanent seat on the League of Nations council.

1928          Bell Labs introduces a new device to end the fluttering of the television image.

1943          U.S. troops retake the Kasserine Pass in Tunisia, where they had been defeated five days before.

1944          U.S. forces destroy 135 Japanese planes in Marianas and Guam.

1952          French colonial forces evacuate Hoa Binh in Indochina.

1956          Stalin Image result for Stalin is secretly disavowed by 
Khrushchev Image result for Khrushchev at a party congress for promoting the "cult of the individual."

1976          The U.S. Supreme Court rules that states may ban the hiring of illegal aliens.

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