February 25
This Day in History
1601: Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, is executed (beheaded) for high treason after his revolt against Queen Elizabeth I of England's ministers.
1760: English soldier and colonial administrator Robert Clive leaves India to return to England.
1919: Oregon is the first state to impose a state tax on gasoline (one cent a gallon).
1964: Boxer Cassius Clay beats Sonny Liston after six rounds in Miami, Florida, to win the world heavyweight boxing title. The same year Clay announces his conversion to Islam, changing his name to Muhammad Ali.
1986: President Ferdinand Marcos flees the Philippines, and the opposition leader, Corazon Aquino, is sworn in as president.
1998: Bob Dylan wins three awards, including album of the year for Time Out of Mind, and his son Jakob wins two awards at the 40th annual Grammy Awards in New York City.
Born on this day
Carlo Goldoni, Italian playwright (1707)
John Foster Dulles, secretary of state (1888)
Pierre Renoir, French impressionist painter (1841)
Myra Hess, British pianist (1890)
Neil Jordan, Irish film director, screenwriter, and novelist (1950)
This Day in History
1601: Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, is executed (beheaded) for high treason after his revolt against Queen Elizabeth I of England's ministers.
1760: English soldier and colonial administrator Robert Clive leaves India to return to England.
1919: Oregon is the first state to impose a state tax on gasoline (one cent a gallon).
1964: Boxer Cassius Clay beats Sonny Liston after six rounds in Miami, Florida, to win the world heavyweight boxing title. The same year Clay announces his conversion to Islam, changing his name to Muhammad Ali.
1986: President Ferdinand Marcos flees the Philippines, and the opposition leader, Corazon Aquino, is sworn in as president.
1998: Bob Dylan wins three awards, including album of the year for Time Out of Mind, and his son Jakob wins two awards at the 40th annual Grammy Awards in New York City.
Born on this day
Carlo Goldoni, Italian playwright (1707)
John Foster Dulles, secretary of state (1888)
Pierre Renoir, French impressionist painter (1841)
Myra Hess, British pianist (1890)
Neil Jordan, Irish film director, screenwriter, and novelist (1950)