I love history.. and sometimes I have just got to know what happen on a certain day
On February 25:
1793 1st cabinet meeting (At George Washington's home)
1857 1st perforated US postage stamps delivered to the government
1859 First use of "insanity plea" to prove innocence
1862 Paper currency (greenbacks) introduced in US by President Abraham Lincoln
1868 House of Representatives vote 126 to 47, to impeach President Andrew Johnson
1919 Oregon is 1st state to tax gasoline (1ยข per gallon)
1961 Explorer (10) fails to reach Earth orbit
1962 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1979 Highest price ever paid for a pig, $42,500, Stamford TX
1991 US, barracks in Dhahran Saudi Arabia, hit by SCUD missile, kills 28
1996 Cuba downs 2 US planes