A bit of February 25th history…1570 - Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England
A bit of February 25th history…1570 - 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 crown1793 - 1st US Cabinet meeting, held at George Washington’s home1836 - Samuel Colt patents 1st multi-shot revolving-cylinder revolver, enabling the firearm to be fired multiple times without reloading (pictured)1862 - Congress forms US Bureau of Engraving and Printing to print newly issued US paper currency, the United States Notes; First Legal Tender Act 1862 passed authorizing the US Note (greenback) into circulation, 1st paper money that was legal tender in America1901 - US Steel Corporation organized under JP Morgan1910 - Dalai Lama flees Tibet for British India to escape Chinese troops1932 - Austrian immigrant, Adolf Hitler, gets German citizenship -- source link
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