Thursday, February 06, 2014

History for February 6

History for February 6 - On-This-Day.com:
Happy birthday Honeybunch!



Birth anniversaries of Aaron Burr (1756-1836), Babe Ruth (1895-1948) 

Happy Birthday! Fabian,  Zsa Zsa Gabor,  Rip Torn

1911 - The first old-age home for pioneers opened in Prescott, AZ. 


1932 - Dog sled racing happened for the first time in Olympic competition. 


1933 - The 20th Amendment to the Constitution was declared in effect. The amendment moved the start of presidential, vice-presidential and congressional terms from March to January. 


1952 - Britain's King George VI died. His daughter, Elizabeth II, succeeded him. 


1987 - President Ronald Reagan turned 76 years old this day and became the oldest U.S. President in history. 


2000 - Russia's acting President Vladimir Putin announced that Russian forces had captured Grozny, Chechnya. The capital city had been under the control of Chechen rebels. 


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