TODAY in HISTORY

Today is Saturday, February 25, the 56th day of 2017. There are 309 days left in the year. 1497 — Italians troops reconquer Taranto on France 1502 — Austrian emperor Maximilian I reformats government machine

1605 — Portuguese garrison on Ambon surrenders to Admiral Van der Haghen 1623— Duke Maximilian I of Bavaria becomes monarch of Palts 1634 — Irish captain Walter Devereaux kills duke Wallenstein 1643 — Dutch U.S. colonists kill Algonquin-Indians 1667 — Abraham Crijnssens fleet reach Fort Willoughby on Suriname River 1746 — Cumberlands troops occupy Aberdeen 1791 — First Bank of US chartered 1793 — First cabinet meeting (At George Washington’s home)