02-25-2005, 03:56 AM
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February 25th
1723 ~ Death of Sir Christopher Wren, Architect.
1778 ~ Birthday of José de San Martín, Argentine general, liberator along with Simón Bolívar, of Spanish South America.
1836 ~ Samuel Colt received a patent for the Colt revolver.
1841 ~ Birthday of Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Painter, Graphic artist & sculptor.
1901 ~ J.P. Morgan incorporated the United States Steel Corporation.
1913 ~ The 16th Amendment to the United States Constitution, authorizing a graduated income tax, was ratified
1972 ~ Terrorism: Germany gave $5 million to an Arab terrorist as ransom for the passengers and crew of a hijacked jumbo jet.
1983 ~ Death of Tennessee Williams, playwright.
1999 ~ Death of Glenn T. Seaborg, Nuclear scientist.
2004 ~ On Ash Wednesday, Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ was released in movie theaters across the United States, grossing approximately $370 million, becoming the highest-grossing R-rated film ever made.
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