This day in History Tuesday February 25th 1986
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FEATURED EVENT
1986
Ousting of Marcos in the Philippines
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.
MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY
Australian cricketer Don Bradman, one of the greatest run scorers in the history of the game and often judged the greatest player of the 20th century, died at the age of 92.Test your knowledge of cricket
2001
In Nicaragua, Violeta Barrios de Chamorro of the U.S.-financed National Opposition Union achieved an upset victory over the incumbent president, Daniel Ortega of the Sandinista National Liberation Front.Sort fact from fiction in our Latin America quiz
1990
American comedian Chelsea Handler, known for her earthy, bawdy style, was born in Livingston, New Jersey.
1975
American boxer Muhammad Ali, known at the time as Cassius Clay, became the world heavyweight champion by knocking out Sonny Liston in seven rounds.Watch a video about Ali’s life and career
1964
The Twentieth Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union came to a close after First Secretary Nikita S. Khrushchev delivered a secret speech denouncing the late Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.Take our Russian history quiz
1956
The communists seized control of the government of Czechoslovakia.
1948
British musician George Harrison—lead guitarist of the Beatles, one of the most important and influential bands in the history of rock and roll—was born.Sort fact from fiction in our Beatlemania quiz
1943
English novelist and critic Anthony Burgess—whose fictional explorations of modern dilemmas combine wit, moral earnestness, and a note of the bizarre—was born.Test your knowledge of famous authors
1917
The Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which permitted a federal income tax, went into effect.
1913
FEATURED BIOGRAPHY
BORN ON THIS DAY
1975
Chelsea Handler
AMERICAN COMEDIAN AND AUTHOR
1950
Néstor Kirchner
PRESIDENT OF ARGENTINA
1943
George Harrison
BRITISH MUSICIAN
1919
Monte Irvin
AMERICAN BASEBALL PLAYER
