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On this day: February 25

POSTED: 08:08 PM PST Feb 24, 2013 UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Feb 24, 2013

Samuel Colt patents his revolver, the first black U.S. senator takes his seat, Muhammad Ali wins his first heavyweight title, and Ferdinand Marcos flees the Philippines, all on this day.

OTD February 25 - Bobby Riggs — 14 / 40

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1918: Professional tennis player Bobby Riggs, who was the world's top professional player in 1946-47 and gained more fame for his 1973 "Battle of the Sexes" tennis matches against top female players Margaret Court and Billie Jean King, is born in Los Angeles, Calif.

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OTD February 25 - Pierre-Auguste Renoir

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OTD February 25 - John Foster Dulles

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OTD February 25 - King Clancy

OTD February 25 - 16th Amendment

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OTD February 25 - Bobby Riggs

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OTD February 25 - hockey telecast

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OTD February 25 - Ric Flair

OTD February 25 - Neil Jordan

OTD February 25 - PanAmerican Games

OTD February 25 - John Doe

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OTD February 25 - Bugs Moran

OTD February 25 - Muhammad Ali

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OTD February 25 - Rashida Jones

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OTD February 25 - Ferdinand Marcos

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OTD February 25 - The Departed

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