Daily Calendar for Wednesday, February 25, 2026

First trained monkey act in the U.S. – 1751
George Washington held the first Cabinet meeting as President of the United States – 1793
First tunnel (railroad) under Hudson River opened, linking New Jersey to New York City – 1908
First state gasoline tax began, Oregon – 1919
USS Ranger, first true aircraft carrier, launched – 1933
First hockey game on TV – 1940
Battle of Los Angeles with UFO, California – 1942
Cassius Clay (later called Muhammad Ali) defeated Sonny Liston in seven rounds to win the world heavyweight boxing title – 1964

Eighteen inches of snow, Society Hill, South Carolina – 1914
21 degrees, San Antonio, Tex. – 1960
49.3 inches of snow fell, Mt. Washington, New Hampshire – 1969
Boston, Massachusetts, received 26.3 inches of snow in a two day storm – 1969
Light snow in Pocatello, Idaho, raised its seasonal snowfall total to 85.7 inches – 1993
92 degrees F, San Antonio, Texas – 2008

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