📅 February 25 · Paulet affair, (pictured), the United States Navy's first purpose-built…

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 All day

February 25 in history: • 1843 – Royal Navy captain Lord George Paulet began a five-month occupation of the Hawaiian Islands. → go there • 1933 – (pictured), the United States Navy's first purpose-built aircraft carrier, was launched. → go there • 1951 – After being postponed due to World War II, the inaugural edition of the Pan American Games opened in Buenos Aires, Argentina. → go there • 1994 – Israeli physician Baruch Goldstein opened fire on Palestinian Muslims praying at the mosque in Hebron's Cave of the Patriarchs, killing 29 people and wounding 125 others. → go there • 2009 – At their headquarters in Pilkhana, members of the Bangladesh Rifles began a mutiny that resulted in 82 deaths. → go there Born 1806: Emma Catherine Embury Wiki link Died 1934: Elizabeth Gertrude Britton Wiki link Born 1974: Divya Bharti Wiki link Died 2001: Don Bradman Wiki link Pictured: USS ''Ranger''.

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📅 February 25 · Paulet affair, (pictured), the United States Navy's first purpose-built…