Saturday, February 06, 2016

History for February 6


History for February 6 - On-This-Day.com:
Aaron Burr 1756, Babe Ruth 1895, Ronald Wilson Reagan 1911 Actor, 40th President of the United States-Today in Ronald Reagan History 



Zsa Zsa Gabor 1919, Tom Brokaw 1940, Bob Marley 1945 - Musican (The Wailers, Bob Marley and the Wailers) 


1778 - The United States gained official recognition from France as the two nations signed the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance in Paris. 


1926 - The National Football League adopted a rule that made players ineligible for competition until their college class graduated. 


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. 


1971 - NASA Astronaut Alan B. Shepard used a six-iron that he had brought inside his spacecraft and swung at three golf balls on the surface of the moon. 


1973 - Construction began on the CN Tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 


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

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