February 6
1756 - Aaron Burr, America's third vice president, was born in Newark, New Jersey.
1778 - During the American Revolutionary War, the United States won official recognition and military support from France with the signing of a Treaty of Alliance in Paris.
1788 - Massachusetts became the sixth state.
1815 - The state of New Jersey issued the first American railroad charter to John Stevens, who proposed a rail link between Trenton and New Brunswick. (The line, however, was never built.)
1862 - During the Civil War, Fort Henry in Tennessee fell to Union forces.
1899 - The Spanish-American War ended when a peace treaty between the United States and Spain was signed.
1911 - Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, was born in Tampico, Illinois.
1922 - Cardinal Archille Ratti was elected pope and took the name Pius XI.
1933 - The 20th Amendment to the Constitution, which moved the start of presidential, vice presidential and congressional terms from March to January, was declared in effect.
1935 - The popular board game "Monopoly" went on sale for the first time.
1952 - Britain’s King George VI died at Sandringham House in Norfolk, England at age 56; he was succeeded as monarch by his 25-year-old elder daughter Princess Elizabeth, who became Queen Elizabeth II.
1971 - Astronaut Alan B. Shepard hit a golf ball and Edgar Mitchell threw a "javelin" on the surface of the moon. They landed in the same crater and remain their today.
1998 - President Bill Clinton signed a bill changing the name of Washington National Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
2000 - First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat in New York.
2001 - Ariel Sharon was elected prime minister of Israel.
2003 - Edging closer to war, President George W. Bush declared “the game is over” for Saddam Hussein and urged skeptical allies to join in disarming Iraq.
2004 - An explosion ripped through a Moscow subway car during rush hour, killing 41 people in a terrorist attack blamed on Chechen separatists.
2012 - The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II marked her 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne.
2020 - A 57-year-old woman died in California’s Santa Clara County; autopsy results would later reveal that the woman, identified by family members as Patricia Dowd of San Jose, had the coronavirus, despite not having traveled outside the country to a coronavirus outbreak area. (The death came some three weeks before health officials in the Seattle area announced what were believed then to be the first U.S. deaths from the virus.) A Chinese doctor, Li Wenliang, who got in trouble with authorities there for sounding an early warning about the coronavirus outbreak, died after coming down with the illness.
Birthdays
23 - Aviva Mongillo (actress)
27 - Charlie Heaton (actor)
27 - Ariel Mortman (actress)
28 - Tinashe (singer)
29 - Nora Fatehi (actress)
29 - Gabby Allen (reality star)
32 - Gemma Forsyth (actress)
33 - Allison Holker (dancer)
33 - Anna Diop (actress)
35 - Dane DeHaan (actor)
35 - Alice Greczyn (actress)
36 - Crystal Reed (actress)
41 - Ben Lawson (actor)
44 - Josh Stewart (actor)
48 - Amy Robach (TV host)
50 - Brian Stepanek (actor)
55 - Rick Astley (singer)
59 - Axl Rose (singer)
61 - Megan Gallagher (actress)
63 - Barry Miller (actor)
64 - Robert Townsend (actor)
64 - Kathy Najimy (actress)
76 - Michael Tucker (actor)
78 - Gayle Hunnicutt (actress)
78 - Fabian (singer)
81 - Tom Brokaw (broadcast journalist)
82 - Mike Farrell (actor)
90 - Mamie Van Doren (actress)
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Today in Sports History - February 6
1895 - Baseball Hall of Famer Babe Ruth was born in Baltimore.
1926 - The National Football League adopted a rule that made players ineligible for competition until their college class graduated.
1958 - Ted Williams signed a contract with the Boston Red Sox that was worth $135,000. The contract made him the highest paid player in major league history.
1970 - The NBA expanded to 18 teams for the 1970-71 season. The new teams added were Buffalo, Cleveland, Houston and Portland.
1990 - Brett Hull (St. Louis Blues) and his father Bobby Hull, became the only father-son combination in NHL history to score 50 goals in a season.
1993 - Tennis Hall of Famer Arthur Ashe, who had contracted HIV through a tainted blood transfusion, died at age 49.
2005 - The New England Patriots defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 24-21 in Jacksonville to win Super Bowl XXXIX, their third championship in four years; New England wide receiver Deion Branch is named MVP.
2011 - The Green Bay Packers defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 in Arlington to win Super Bowl XLV; Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers is named MVP.
2011 - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady became the first unanimous choice for The Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player Award.
2016 - Brett Favre, Ken Stabler, Marvin Harrison, Kevin Greene, Orlando Pace and Tony Dungy were elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
2016 - Cam Newton of the Carolina Panthers won The Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award in a landslide.
1756 - Aaron Burr, America's third vice president, was born in Newark, New Jersey.
1778 - During the American Revolutionary War, the United States won official recognition and military support from France with the signing of a Treaty of Alliance in Paris.
1788 - Massachusetts became the sixth state.
1815 - The state of New Jersey issued the first American railroad charter to John Stevens, who proposed a rail link between Trenton and New Brunswick. (The line, however, was never built.)
1862 - During the Civil War, Fort Henry in Tennessee fell to Union forces.
1899 - The Spanish-American War ended when a peace treaty between the United States and Spain was signed.
1911 - Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, was born in Tampico, Illinois.
1922 - Cardinal Archille Ratti was elected pope and took the name Pius XI.
1933 - The 20th Amendment to the Constitution, which moved the start of presidential, vice presidential and congressional terms from March to January, was declared in effect.
1935 - The popular board game "Monopoly" went on sale for the first time.
1952 - Britain’s King George VI died at Sandringham House in Norfolk, England at age 56; he was succeeded as monarch by his 25-year-old elder daughter Princess Elizabeth, who became Queen Elizabeth II.
1971 - Astronaut Alan B. Shepard hit a golf ball and Edgar Mitchell threw a "javelin" on the surface of the moon. They landed in the same crater and remain their today.
1998 - President Bill Clinton signed a bill changing the name of Washington National Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
2000 - First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat in New York.
2001 - Ariel Sharon was elected prime minister of Israel.
2003 - Edging closer to war, President George W. Bush declared “the game is over” for Saddam Hussein and urged skeptical allies to join in disarming Iraq.
2004 - An explosion ripped through a Moscow subway car during rush hour, killing 41 people in a terrorist attack blamed on Chechen separatists.
2012 - The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II marked her 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne.
2020 - A 57-year-old woman died in California’s Santa Clara County; autopsy results would later reveal that the woman, identified by family members as Patricia Dowd of San Jose, had the coronavirus, despite not having traveled outside the country to a coronavirus outbreak area. (The death came some three weeks before health officials in the Seattle area announced what were believed then to be the first U.S. deaths from the virus.) A Chinese doctor, Li Wenliang, who got in trouble with authorities there for sounding an early warning about the coronavirus outbreak, died after coming down with the illness.
Birthdays
23 - Aviva Mongillo (actress)
27 - Charlie Heaton (actor)
27 - Ariel Mortman (actress)
28 - Tinashe (singer)
29 - Nora Fatehi (actress)
29 - Gabby Allen (reality star)
32 - Gemma Forsyth (actress)
33 - Allison Holker (dancer)
33 - Anna Diop (actress)
35 - Dane DeHaan (actor)
35 - Alice Greczyn (actress)
36 - Crystal Reed (actress)
41 - Ben Lawson (actor)
44 - Josh Stewart (actor)
48 - Amy Robach (TV host)
50 - Brian Stepanek (actor)
55 - Rick Astley (singer)
59 - Axl Rose (singer)
61 - Megan Gallagher (actress)
63 - Barry Miller (actor)
64 - Robert Townsend (actor)
64 - Kathy Najimy (actress)
76 - Michael Tucker (actor)
78 - Gayle Hunnicutt (actress)
78 - Fabian (singer)
81 - Tom Brokaw (broadcast journalist)
82 - Mike Farrell (actor)
90 - Mamie Van Doren (actress)
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Today in Sports History - February 6
1895 - Baseball Hall of Famer Babe Ruth was born in Baltimore.
1926 - The National Football League adopted a rule that made players ineligible for competition until their college class graduated.
1958 - Ted Williams signed a contract with the Boston Red Sox that was worth $135,000. The contract made him the highest paid player in major league history.
1970 - The NBA expanded to 18 teams for the 1970-71 season. The new teams added were Buffalo, Cleveland, Houston and Portland.
1990 - Brett Hull (St. Louis Blues) and his father Bobby Hull, became the only father-son combination in NHL history to score 50 goals in a season.
1993 - Tennis Hall of Famer Arthur Ashe, who had contracted HIV through a tainted blood transfusion, died at age 49.
2005 - The New England Patriots defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 24-21 in Jacksonville to win Super Bowl XXXIX, their third championship in four years; New England wide receiver Deion Branch is named MVP.
2011 - The Green Bay Packers defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 in Arlington to win Super Bowl XLV; Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers is named MVP.
2011 - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady became the first unanimous choice for The Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player Award.
2016 - Brett Favre, Ken Stabler, Marvin Harrison, Kevin Greene, Orlando Pace and Tony Dungy were elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
2016 - Cam Newton of the Carolina Panthers won The Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award in a landslide.
