What Happened on Feb 6
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Franco-American Alliance Signed
On February 6, 1778, France and the fledgling United States of America signed the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance in Paris,... Read more
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Battle of Fort Henry Opens Tennessee River to Union Control
The Battle of Fort Henry was fought on February 6, 1862, in western Tennessee, during the American Civil War. It was the first important victory... Read more
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Babe Ruth is born
Ruth was born at 216 Emory Street in Pigtown, a rough neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. Ruth's German-American parents, Kate Schamberger-Ruth... Read more
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Ronald Reagan is Born
Ronald Reagan was born in an apartment above the local bank building in Tampico, Illinois, on February 6, 1911, to John Edward "Jack" Reagan and... Read more
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Battle of Koziowa
Russian Army, 300,000 General Ivanoff Austro-German Army, 350,000 General von Linsingen The Second Austrian Army, under General von... Read more
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"The Kid" (film) is Released
The Kid is a 1921 silent dramedy film by Charlie Chaplin that featured Jackie Coogan, as his adopted son and sidekick (see 1921 in film). It was a... Read more
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Ambrogio Ratti (Pius XI) elected Pope
Pope Pius XI (Latin: Pius PP. XI; Italian: Pio XI; 31 May 1857 – 10 February 1939), born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, was Pope from 6 February... Read more
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"City Lights" (film) is Released
City Lights is a 1931 American silent romantic comedy film starring, written and directed by Charlie Chaplin. It also stars Virginia Cherrill and... Read more
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IV Olympic Winter Games Held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1936 in the... Read more
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Bob Marley Born
Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley (February 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981) was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the lead singer, songwriter and... Read more
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"The Spiral Staircase" Is Released
The Spiral Staircase is a 1945 American psychological thriller film, based on Ethel Lina White's novel Some Must Watch, in which the heroine was... Read more
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Woodbridge Train Wreck
A temporary wooden trestle adjacent to Fulton Street in Woodbridge had come into use that very afternoon so that labourers building the New Jersey... Read more
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A Local Puerto Rican Constitution Is Approved
A local constitution was approved by a Constitutional Convention on February 6, 1952, ratified by the U.S. Congress, approved by President Truman... Read more
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Munich Air Disaster
As the plane gathered speed, throwing up slush as it went, Captain Thain called out the velocities in ten-knot increments. At 85 knots, the port... Read more
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Paul McCartney invited George Harrison to watch the Quarrymen
According to George Harrison, the first time he saw the Quarry Men was at the Wilson Hall, opposite the bus depot in Garston, Liverpool. According... Read more
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Jesse Belvin Dies
Jesse Lorenzo Belvin (December 15, 1932 – February 6, 1960) was an American R&B singer, pianist and songwriter popular in the 1950s, whose success... Read more
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Axl Rose is born
Born as William Bruce Rose, Jr. in Lafayette, Indiana, as the only child to Sharon E. Lintner, then 16 years old, and William Bruce Rose, then 20... Read more
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Battle of Lang Vei
The Battle of Lang Vei was a battle of the Vietnam War fought on the night of 6 February 1968, between elements of the People's Army of Vietnam... Read more
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X Olympic Winter Games Held in Grenoble, France
The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 in Grenoble,... Read more
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Steve Wozniak Ends Full-time Employment at Apple
The Wall Street Journal once printed that I was leaving Apple because I was disgusted, even though I'd told the reporter that was not the case. If... Read more
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MST3K Ep. 112 - "Untamed Youth"
Two hitchhiking sisters are sentenced to 30 days labor at a cotton farm run by the corrupt county government. Stars blonde bombshell Mamie Van Doren. Read more
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"The Jacket" - Season 2 Episode 3 of Seinfeld First Airs
"The Jacket" is the eighth episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. The episode was the third episode for the show's second season. It was written by... Read more
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Birgenair Flight 301 Crashes into Carribean after Autopilot Failure
Birgenair Flight 301 was a Puerto Plata-Gander-Berlin-Frankfurt flight chartered by Turkish-managed Birgenair partner Alas Nacionales ("National... Read more
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"The Van Buren Boys" - Season 8 Episode 14 of Seinfeld Premiers
"The Van Buren Boys" is the 148th episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld, and name of a New York street gang. Their sign is crossing the hands, with... Read more