1836CE
Invention
Samuel Colt Patents Revolver
Samuel Colt receives a patent for his revolving cylinder revolver.
Daily Chronicle
February 25
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1870CE
Politics
Hiram Revels Elected to Senate
Hiram Rhodes Revels is sworn in as the first African American member of the United States Senate.
1943CE
Birth
George Harrison Born
George Harrison was an English musician, singer, and songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Often called the 'quiet Beatle,' he also wrote classic songs like 'Here Comes the Sun' and pioneered the incorporation of Indian music in Western pop.