FEBRUARY 25
1870:Mississippi’s Hiram Revels is sworn in as the first black U.S. senator.
1570: Queen Elizabeth I is excommunicated by Pope Pius V, who hopes the Catholic faithful will dethrone the Protestant queen.
1964: Cassius Clay upsets Sonny Liston to become boxing’s world heavyweight champion. He later changes his name to Muhammad Ali.
1570: Queen Elizabeth I is excommunicated by Pope Pius V, who hopes the Catholic faithful will dethrone the Protestant queen.
1964: Cassius Clay upsets Sonny Liston to become boxing’s world heavyweight champion. He later changes his name to Muhammad Ali.
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