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.
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1901: Actor and comedian Zeppo Marx (far right) is born Herbert Manfred Marx in New York City. The youngest of the five Marx Brothers, he appeared in the first five Marx Brothers feature films from 1929 to 1933 as a straight man and romantic lead, but then left the act to start his second career as an engineer and theatrical agent.
