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| February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. If the ancient Mayans were correct, there are 300 days remaining until the end of time. |
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| 1751 1st performing monkey exhibited in America, New York City (admission 1¢) |
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| 1836 From a moment of serendipity, Samuel Colt is granted an United States patent for the Colt revolver. |
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| 1859 Sitting Congressman Dan Sickles is found not guilty by reason of temporary insanity for killing his wife’s alleged lover, Phillip Barton Key (son of Francis Scott Key and nephew of US Chief Justice Roger B. Taney). 1st time insanity plea works. |
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| 1870 Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, is sworn into the United States Senate, becoming the first African American ever to serve in the U.S. Congress. . .and not drinks, either! |
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| 1932 Austrian immigrant Adolf Hitler gets German citizenship. And how does that work out? |
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| 1971 "Oh! Calcutta!" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 1,316 performances |
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| 1987 U.S. Supreme Court upholds affirmative action, 5-4 |
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| 1998 In honor of International Sword Swallowers’ Day, Pamela Anderson Lee has husband Tommy Lee arrested on battery charges, but takes him back for more of that big ole battery. |
Some girls have all the luck. . .
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| 1949 Ric Flair, US professional wrestler/closet queen homophobe |
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| Run, little Hobbit, run. . . |
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| 1246 Dafydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd, leaves the village less gay. |
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| 1978 Daniel "Chappie" James Jr, US Air Force general, sees more than 4 stars now |
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| 1987 James Coco, gay US actor (Joe-Dumplings)/cookbook author, really loses weight on this new diet |
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| 2011 Rick Coonce, US drummer (The Grass Roots), nourishes grass and other roots |
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