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What Happened On February 25

Q: What happened on February 25?

1870: Mississippi senator Hiram Rhodes Revels became the first African American to be seated in the U.S. Congress. 628: Khosrow II, the last great king of the Sasanian Empire, was overthrown by his son Kavad II. 1870: Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, is sworn into the United States Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in Congress. 1836: Samuel Colt is granted a United States patent for his revolver firearm. 628: Khosrow II, the last great Shah of the Sasanian Empire (Iran), is overthrown by his son Kavadh II. 1980: The first prime minister of independent Suriname, Henck Arron (pictured), was deposed in a military coup led by Dési Bouterse. 1933: USS Ranger (pictured), the United States Navy's first purpose-built aircraft carrier, was launched. 1986: People Power Revolution: President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos flees the nation after 20 years of rule; Corazon Aquino becomes the Philippines' first female president. 1951: The first Pan American Games are officially opened in Buenos Aires by Argentine President Juan Perón. 1939: As part of British air raid precautions, the first of 2.5 million Anderson shelters is constructed in a garden in Islington, north London.

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1870 First ever
Mississippi senator Hiram Rhodes Revels became the first African American to be seated in the U.S. Congress.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
628 Oddly true
Khosrow II, the last great king of the Sasanian Empire, was overthrown by his son Kavad II.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1870 First ever
Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, is sworn into the United States Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in Congress.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1836 Oddly true
Samuel Colt is granted a United States patent for his revolver firearm.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
628 Oddly true
Khosrow II, the last great Shah of the Sasanian Empire (Iran), is overthrown by his son Kavadh II.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1980 First ever
The first prime minister of independent Suriname, Henck Arron (pictured), was deposed in a military coup led by Dési Bouterse.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1933 First ever
USS Ranger (pictured), the United States Navy's first purpose-built aircraft carrier, was launched.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1986 First ever
People Power Revolution: President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos flees the nation after 20 years of rule; Corazon Aquino becomes the Philippines' first female president.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1951 First ever
The first Pan American Games are officially opened in Buenos Aires by Argentine President Juan Perón.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1939 First ever
As part of British air raid precautions, the first of 2.5 million Anderson shelters is constructed in a garden in Islington, north London.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Observed today

2026Four people are killed and several more are injured when Cuban Border Guard Troops confront and open fire on a US-registered speedboat violating Cuban waters. Wikipedia →
2016Three people are killed and fourteen others injured in a series of shootings in the small Kansas cities of Newton and Hesston. Wikipedia →
2015At least 310 people are killed in avalanches in northeastern Afghanistan. Wikipedia →
2009Soldiers of the Bangladesh Rifles mutiny at their headquarters in Pilkhana, Dhaka, Bangladesh, resulting in 74 deaths, including 57 army officials. Wikipedia →
2009Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 crashes during landing at the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Netherlands, primarily due to a faulty radio altimeter, resulting in the death of nine passengers and crew including all three pilots. Wikipedia →
1999Alitalia Flight 1553 crashes at Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport in Genoa, Italy, killing four. Wikipedia →
1994American-Israeli extremist Baruch Goldstein commits a mass shooting at the Cave of the Patriarchs mausoleum, leaving 29 dead and over 100 injured before he is disarmed and beaten to death by survivors. Wikipedia →
1991Disbandment of the Warsaw Pact at a meeting of its members in Budapest. Wikipedia →
1986People Power Revolution: President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos flees the nation after 20 years of rule; Corazon Aquino becomes the Philippines' first female president. Wikipedia →
1980The government of Suriname is overthrown by a military coup led by Dési Bouterse. Wikipedia →
1956In his speech On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences, Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union, denounces Stalin. Wikipedia →
1951The first Pan American Games are officially opened in Buenos Aires by Argentine President Juan Perón. Wikipedia →
1948In a coup d'état led by Klement Gottwald, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia takes control of government in Prague to end the Third Czechoslovak Republic. Wikipedia →
1947The formal abolition of Prussia is proclaimed by the Allied Control Council, the Prussian government having already been abolished by the Preußenschlag of 1932. Wikipedia →
1947Soviet NKVD forces in Hungary abduct Béla Kovács—secretary-general of the majority Independent Smallholders' Party—and deport him to the USSR in defiance of Parliament. His arrest is an important turning point in the Communist takeover of Hungary. Wikipedia →
1941The outlawed Communist Party of the Netherlands organises a general strike in German-occupied Amsterdam to protest against Nazi persecution of Dutch Jews. Wikipedia →
1939As part of British air raid precautions, the first of 2.5 million Anderson shelters is constructed in a garden in Islington, north London. Wikipedia →
1933Launch of the USS Ranger at Newport News, Virginia. It is the first purpose-built aircraft carrier to be commissioned by the US Navy. Wikipedia →
1932Adolf Hitler, having been stateless for seven years, obtains German citizenship when he is appointed a Brunswick state official by Dietrich Klagges, a fellow Nazi. As a result, Hitler is able to run for Reichspräsident in the 1932 election. Wikipedia →
1921Georgian capital Tbilisi falls to the invading Russian forces after heavy fighting and the Russians declare the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic. Wikipedia →
1918World War I: German forces capture Tallinn to virtually complete the occupation of Estonia. Wikipedia →
1916World War I: In the Battle of Verdun, a German unit captures Fort Douaumont, keystone of the French defences, without a fight. Wikipedia →
1912Marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. Wikipedia →
1875Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency. Wikipedia →
1870Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, is sworn into the United States Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in Congress. Wikipedia →
1843Lord George Paulet occupies the Kingdom of Hawaii in the name of Great Britain in the Paulet affair. Wikipedia →
1836Samuel Colt is granted a United States patent for his revolver firearm. Wikipedia →
1705George Frideric Handel's opera Nero premieres in Hamburg. Wikipedia →
628Khosrow II, the last great Shah of the Sasanian Empire (Iran), is overthrown by his son Kavadh II. Wikipedia →
138Roman emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius as his son, effectively making him his successor. Wikipedia →

From The Guardian Archives — On This Day

2016The Guardian
Law change 'will make farmers more vulnerable to gas company abuses'
Queensland bill restores community legal objection rights to small mining projects but also, campaigners say, ‘incent…
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2014The Guardian
Manus Island employee says telling lies about resettlement was a factor in riots
Whistleblower tells SBS she was ordered not to tell asylum seekers about options for leaving Papua New Guinea
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1939The New York Times
Pool-Hoffman Gain Second Round In Metropolitan Squash Racquets
Trailing by two games to one and with defeat staring them in the face, B. Pool and C. Hoffman, the defending champion…
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