Historical Events and Current Affairs on February 6

1189: Riots of Lynn in Norfolk spread to Norwich England
1508: Maximilian I crowned Holy Roman Emperor
1577: King Henri de Bourbon of Navarra becomes leader of Huguenots
1626: Huguenot rebels & French sign Peace of La Rochelle
1651: -7] Cardinal Mazarin flees Paris
1693: Royal charter granted College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Va
1716: England & Netherlands renew alliance
1778: England declares war on France
1778: France recognizes US, signs treaty of aid in Paris; 1st US treaty
1788: Mass becomes 6th state to ratify constitution
1815: NJ issues 1st US railroad charter (John Stevens)
1819: Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds freeport harbor Singapore
1820: 1st organized emigration of blacks back to Africa (NY to Sierra Leone)
1820: US population announced at 9,638,453 (1,771,656 blacks (18.4%))
1832: 1st appearance of cholera at Edinburgh, Scotland
1832: US ship destroys Sumatran village in retaliation for piracy
1836: HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reach Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
1840: Waitangi Day; treaty signed between Britain & Maoris of NZ
1851: Robert Schumann's 3rd Symphony "Rhenisch," premieres in Dsseldorf
1854: Composer R Schumann is saved from suicide attempt into the Rhine
1861: 1st meeting of Provisional Congress of Confederate States of America
1861: English Adm Robert Ritzroy issues 1st storm warnings for ships
1862: Gen Ulysses S Grant captures Fort Henry in Tennessee
1862: Naval Engagement at Tenn River-USS Conestago vs CSS Appleton Belle
1862: Ulysses S Grant begins military campaign in Mississippi
1864: -7] Skirmish at Barnett's Ford Virginia
1865: 2nd day of battle at Dabney's Mills (Hatcher's Run)
1865: Robert E Lee appointed Confederate General in Chief
1867: Peabody Fund forms to promote Black education in South
1869: Harper's Weekly publishes 1st picture of Uncle Sam with chin whiskers
1891: 1st great train robbery by Dalton Gang (Southern Pacific #17)
1899: Spanish-American War ends, peace treaty ratified by Senate
1900: Battle at Vaalkrans, South-Africa (Boers vs British army)
1902: Young Women's Hebrew Association organizes in NYC
1904: Russian-Japanese war began
1911: 1st old-age home opened in Prescott, Ariz
1911: Great fire destroys downtown Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey
1918: Britain grants women (30 & over) vote
1919: 1st day of 5-day Seattle general strike
1920: Saarland administrated by League of Nations
1921: "The Kid," starring Charlie Chaplin & Jackie Coogan, released
1922: Cardinal Achille Ratti elected Pope Pius XI
1922: US, UK, France, Italy & Japan sign Washington naval arms limitation
1926: NFL rules college students ineligible until college classes graduates
1926: St Louis Browns acquire catcher Wally Schang from NY Yankees
1929: Rudy Vallee recorded "Deep Night"
1932: 1st Olympic dog sled race, Lake Placid, NY (demonstration sport)
1932: Fascist coup in the Memel territory
1933: -90øF (-68øC), Oymyakon, USSR (Asian record)
1933: 112' ocean wave observed near Manila
1933: 20th amendment (terms of office) passed
1933: 20th Amendment goes into effect: Pres term begins in Jan not March
1933: Highest recorded sea wave (not tsunami), 34 m, in Pacific hurricane
1933: Pres von Hindenburg & von Papen end Prussian parliament
1934: Reds purchase 43-year-old Dazzy Vance from the Cards for $7,500
1935: "Monopoly" board game goes on sale for 1st time
1935: 1st election to allow women to vote in Turkey
1936: 4th Winter Olympic games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
1936: Pravda criticizes Shostakovitch' ballet "Clear Brook"
1937: K Elizabeth Ohi becomes 1st Japanese-US female lawyer
1938: #1477 Bonsdorffia & #1478 Vihuri
1938: Y Vaisala discovers asteroids #1462 Zamenhof, #1463 Nordenmarkia,
1939: Spanish govt flees to France
1941: Auke Adema wins 6th official Dutch 11 Cities Skating Race (9:19)
1941: Battle of Beda Fomm: Italian 10th army destroyed
1941: British troops conquer Bengazi, Libya
1943: 1st Spitfire in action above Darwin, Australia, Mu Ki-46 shot down
1943: Singer Frank Sinatra debuts on radio's "Your Hit Parade"
1945: 8th Air Force bombs Magdeburg/Chemnitz
1945: Russian Red Army crosses the river Oder
1946: "Lute Song" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 142 performances
1948: 1st radio-controlled airplane flown
1948: KNXT (now KCBS) TV channel 2 in Los Angeles, CA (CBS) 1st broadcast
1951: "Broker Special" train crashes in Woodbridge NJ, killing 84
1951: Argonne Atomic Lab (Ill), to demonstrate lax in security
1951: Radio commentator Paul Harvey arrested for trying to sneak into
1951: US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1952: England replaces King George VI stamp series with Queen Elizabeth II
1953: US controls on wages & some consumer goods were lifted
1956: Chicago's Daily Defender, begins publishing
1956: French premier Guy Mollet pelted with tomatoes in Algiers
1956: U of Alabama refuses admission to Autherine Lucy (because he's black)
1958: 7 members on Manchester United football team die in an air crash
1958: Ted Williams signs with Red Sox for $135,000, making him highest paid
1959: 1st successful test-fire of Titan ICBM
1959: Fidel Castro is interviewed by Edward R Murrow
1961: "Jail, No Bail" Jail-in movement starts in Rock Hill SC
1961: KOAP TV channel 10 in Portland, OR (PBS) begins broadcasting
1962: Schoolman Athletic Field in the Bronx named
1964: "Rugantino" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 28 performances
1964: France & Great-Britain sign accord over building channel tunnel
1964: WCIU TV channel 26 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins broadcasting
1965: "Kelly" opens & closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC
1965: Righteous Brothers "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" hits #1
1967: Cultural Revolution in Albania
1967: Heavyweight Cassius Clay beats Ernie Terrell in Houston
1967: Muhammad Ali TKOs Ernie Terrell in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1968: 10th Winter Olympic games opens in Grenoble, France
1968: Dutch 2nd Chamber condemns US bombing of North Vietnam
1968: Former Pres Dwight Eisenhower shot a hole-in-one
1968: KESD TV channel 8 in Brookings, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting
1968: L Chernykh discovers asteroids #1772 Gagarin & #1890 Konoshenkova
1969: "Dear World" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 132 performances
1969: Jerry Herman's "Dear World," premieres in NYC
1970: Graeme Pollock completes 274 v Australia at Durban
1970: NBA expands to 18 teams with Buffalo, Cleveland, Houston & Portland
1973: "Shelter" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 31 performances
1973: 40,000 civil servants demonstrate against higher pension contribution
1973: 6th ABA All-Star Game: West 123 beats East 111 at Utah
1973: Bernice Fekete skips her curling rink to 2nd straight 8-ender, Edm
1974: 3rd time Rangers shut-out Islanders 6-0
1974: Dutch speed limit set at 100km due to oil crisis
1974: US House of Reps begins determining grounds for impeachment of Nixon
1975: US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1976: George Harrison releases "This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying)"
1977: 4th time Rangers shut-out Islanders 4-0
1977: Alain Prieur jumps his motorcycle 65 m over 16 buses, near Paris
1977: Harley Race beats Terry Funk in Toronto, to become NWA wrestling champ
1978: Muriel, wife of late Hubert Humphrey (Sen-D-Minn) takes his office
1978: Snowstorm hits New England, parts of RI (54" (137cm))
1979: Supreme court of Lahore affirms death sentence against premier Bhutto
1981: "Brady Brides," debuts on NBC TV
1981: Beatles McCartney, Starr & Harrison record a tribute to John Lennon
1981: N Thomas discovers asteroids #2779 Mary, #2999 Dante & #3352 McAuliffe
1981: Suleiman Nyambui runs world record 5k indoor (13:20.4)
1982: "Centerfold" by J Geils Band hit #1 on pop chart
1983: 13th NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 20-19
1984: E Bowell discovers asteroids #3316 Herzberg, 3506 French & 5553 Chodas
1984: Moslem militiamen take over West Beirut from Lebanese army
1986: NJ Devil Peter McNab becomes 42nd NHLer to score 350 goals
1987: No-smoking rules take effect in federal buildings
1987: US female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary
1988: USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1989: Lech Walesa begins negotiating with Polish govt
1990: Brett Hull becomes 1st son of NHL 50 goal scorer (Bobby) to score 50
1990: Ground breaking begins on Baltimore Orioles' new $102 million stadium
1990: Night At The Opera" in 9 minutes & 58.44 seconds backwards!
1990: Steve Briers of Wales recited the entire lyrics of Queen's album "A
1991: Mousey Davis becomes 1st coach of NY-NJ Knights
1992: "Late Night's 10th Anniversary Show At Radio City Music Hall" on NBC
1993: 44th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 16-6 at Montreal
1993: Riddick Bowe TKOs Michael Dokes in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
1994: "Government Inspector" closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 37 perfs
1994: Jos‚ Maria Figueres elected president of Costa Rica
1994: Leonid Voloshin triple jumps world record 17.77m
1994: Martti Ahtisaari elected president of Finland
1994: NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 17-3
1995: Beachboy Brian Wilson wed Melinda Ledbetter
1995: Darryl Strawberry suspended from baseball for 60 days
1996: Heidi Fleiss scheduled to begin her 7 year jail sentence
1997: Diane Blood, 32, in England, won right to use her dead husbands sperm
1998: Mary Kay LeTourneau, 36, former teacher, who violated probation by
1998: seeing 14 year old father of her baby, sentenced to 7« years
1998: Twins trade Chuck Knoblauch to NY Yankees for $3M & 4 minor leaguers

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