On This Day - February 25th

Submitted by Syrext on February 25, 2025

On This Day 📜 - February 25th

Featured Event:

Ousting of Marcos in the Philippines (1986) 🇵🇭

On this day in 1986, Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos, under pressure from the United States, fled his country for Hawaii after a fraudulent electoral victory over Corazon Aquino, who replaced him as president.

Other Events:

1913: The Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which permitted a federal income tax, went into effect. 📄

1926: Francisco Franco becomes Spain's youngest general at 33 🪖

1948: The communists seized control of the government of Czechoslovakia. 🇨🇿

1964: American boxer Muhammad Ali, known at the time as Cassius Clay, became the world heavyweight champion by knocking out Sonny Liston in seven rounds. 🥊

Holidays:

National Day 🇰🇼

People Power Day 🇵🇭

Revolution Day 🇸🇷

Soviet Ocuppation Day 🇬🇪

Featured Birthdays:

1778: José de San Martín 🇦🇷 (General)

1917: Anthony Burgess 🇬🇧 (Novelist)

1943: George Harrison 🇬🇧 (Musician)

1975: Chelsea Handler 🇺🇸 (Comedian and Author)

Featured Deaths:

1983: Tennessee Williams 🇺🇸 (Playwright)