On February 25th in History
Part IV
Part IV
On February 25th in 1885 US Congress condemns barbed wire around government grounds
On February 25th in 1890 Vlacheslav Mikhaylovich Skryabin was born in Kurkaka, Russia. He was the foreign minister of the Soviet Union who took the revolutionary name Molotov. Molotov had advocated the use of throwing bottles filled with flammable liquid stuffed with a burning rag, known as a "Molotov cocktail," at the enemy.
On February 25th in 1907 US proclaims protectorate over Dominican Republic
On February 25th in 1908 1st tunnel under Hudson River (railway tunnel) opens
On February 25th in 1910 Dalai Lama flees Tibet for British India to escape Chinese troops
On February 25th in 1913 The 16th Amendment to the US Constitution becomes law, providing the legal basis for the institution of a graduated income tax
On February 25th in 1919 Oregon is 1st state to tax gasoline (1 cent per gallon)
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