On This Day in History February 25, 2019

Historical Events 1570  Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England and absolves her subjects from allegiance to the crown 1793  1st US cabinet meeting, held at George Washington's home 1862  First Legal Tender Act 1862 is passed by the US Congress, authorizing the United States Note (greenback) into circulation, the first fiat paper money that was legal tender in America 1910  Dalai Lama flees Tibet for British India to escape Chinese troops 1956  Nikita Khrushchev denounces Joseph Stalin at the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Bobby Riggs (1918 - 1995) George Harrison (1943 - 2001) José de San Martín (1778 - 1850) Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841 - 1919) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Donald Bradman (1908 - 2001) Tennessee Williams (1911 - 1983) More Famous Deaths