Feb. 25, 1836 - Samuel Colt received a patent for a "revolving gun."
Feb. 24, 1980 - NBC premiered the TV movie "Harper Valley P.T.A."
Feb. 23, 1896 - The Tootsie Roll was introduced by Leo Hirshfield.
Feb. 22, 1885 - The Washington Monument was officially dedicated in Washington, DC.
Feb. 21, 1866 - Lucy B. Hobbs became the first woman to graduate from a dental school.
Feb. 20, 1962 - 1965 - Ranger 8 crashed on the moon after sending back thousands of pictures of its surface.
Feb. 19, 1985 - Cherry Coke was introduced by the Coca-Cola Company.
Feb. 18, 1977 - The space shuttle Enterprise went on its maiden "flight" sitting on top of a Boeing 747.
Feb. 16, 1923 - Howard Carter unsealed the tomb of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamen. He had originally found the tomb on November 4, 1922.
