Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, and Carl Reiner were among the writers for what TV program that premiered on Feb. 25, 1950? Other notable events on this date in history: 1570 Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England for heresy and persecution of English Catholics during her reign 1836 Samuel Colt patents first multi-shot revolving-cylinder revolver 1862 First Legal Tender Act of 1862 is passed by the US Congress, authorizing the United States note (greenback) into circulation, the first fiat paper money that is legal tender in America 1870 Hiram R. Revels is sworn in as 1st African American member of Congress as US Senator from Mississippi (R) 1908 First tunnel under Hudson River (railway tunnel) opens 1924 Marie Boyd scores 156 points in Maryland HS basketball game (163-3) 1926 Francisco Franco becomes Spain's youngest general at 33 1933 1st genuine US aircraft carrier named, USS Ranger 1940 First televised ice hockey game in US 1957 Buddy Holly and the Crickets record their smash hit "That'll Be the Day" in Clovis, New Mexico 1964 Muhammad Ali wins his first world heavyweight boxing title when Sonny Liston fails to come out for round 7 at Convention Hall, Miami Beach 1982 Final episode of "The Lawrence Welk Show" airs