On This Day in History

February 25

Historical Events

1570 Pope 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.

Image of the first US one dollar bill (United States Note) issued in 1862

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 The 13th Dalai Lama (Thupten Gyatso) 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.

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Famous Birthdays

José de San Martín 1778 - 1850 John Foster Dulles 1888 - 1959

Anthony Burgess 1917 - 1993 George Harrison 1943 - 2001

Also Bobby Riggs, Sally Jessy Raphael (88) and Rashida Jones (47).

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Famous Deaths

Bugs Moran 1891 - 1957 Tennessee Williams 1911 - 1983

Also Albrecht von Wallenstein, Jersey Joe Walcott and Donald Bradman.

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My ‘Pretty’ Paintings, by Renoir

Artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born on this day. An Impressionist, he created thousands of paintings, refusing to allow crippling arthritis to stop his work.

Impressionist Painter Renoir