Archive for February 25th, 2025

‘’THE QUIET BEATLE” WAS BORN ON THIS DAY

George Harrison: When He Was Fab | Strictly Back Catalogue    
    
    
                             
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The Beatles Release One Final Song

George Harrison: Horse to Water (2001) | Elsewhere by Graham Reid
George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001)  

Harrison was an English musician, singer and songwriter who
achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of
the Beatles.

On 29 November 2001, Harrison died at a property belonging
to McCartney, on Heather Road in
Beverly Hills, California. He
was 58 years old.


Albums That Should Exist: George Harrison - Acoustic Versions (1969-1970)

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FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO BE SWORN IN

Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Natchez, Mississippi, 
was sworn into the
U.S. Senate, becoming the first African
American ever to sit in Congress
.

During the Civil War, Revels, a college-educated minister,
helped form African American army regiments for the Union
cause, started a school for freed men, and served as a
chaplain for the Union army.

Hiram Revels: First African American Senator | Headlines & Heroes

Hiram Rhodes Revels | Biography & Facts | Britannica
Hiram Rhodes Revels (
September 27, 1827 – January 16, 1901)


Hiram Rhodes Revels bust by Edmond’s Bob Willis.

I am true to my own race. I wish to see all done that can be done for their encouragement, to assist them in acquiring property, in becoming intelligent, enlightened, useful, valuable citizens. - Hiram Rhodes Revels

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