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A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.
February 6
1626 | Huguenot rebels and the French sign the Peace of La Rochelle. | |
1778 | France recognizes the United States and signs a treaty of aid in Paris. | |
1788 | Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the Constitution. | |
1862 | The Battle of Fort Henry, Tenn., begins the Mississippi Valley campaign. | |
1891 | The Dalton Gang commits its first crime, a train robbery in Alila, Calif. | |
1899 | The Spanish-American War ends. | |
1900 | President McKinley appoints W.H. Taft commissioner to report on the Philippines. | |
1904 | Japan’s foreign minister severs all ties with Russia, citing delaying tactics in negotiations over Manchuria. | |
1916 | Germany admits full liability for Lusitania incident and recognizes the United State’s right to claim indemnity. | |
1922 | The Washington Disarmament Conference comes to an end with signature of final treaty forbidding fortification of the Aleutian Islands for 14 years. | |
1926 | Mussolini warns Germany to stop agitation in Tyrol. | |
1929 | Germany accepts Kellogg-Briand pact. | |
1933 | Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich begins press censorship. | |
1936 | Adolf Hitler opens the Fourth Winter Olympics. | |
1941 | The RAF clears the way as British take Benghazi, trapping thousands of Italians. | |
1944 | Kwajalein Island in the Central Pacific falls to U.S. Army troops. | |
1945 | MacArthur reports the fall of Manila, and the liberation of 5,000 prisoners. | |
1963 | The United States reports that all Soviet offensive arms are out of Cuba. | |
1964 | Cuba blocks the water supply to Guantanamo Naval Base in rebuke of the United State’s seizure of four Cuban fishing boats. | |
1964 | Paris and London agree to build a rail tunnel under the English Channel. | |
1965 | Seven U.S. GIs are killed in a Viet Cong raid on a base in Pleiku. | |
1968 | Charles de Gaulle opens the 19th Winter Olympics in France. | |
1975 | President Gerald Ford asks Congress for $497 million in aid to Cambodia. | |
1977 | Queen Elizabeth marks her Silver Jubilee. | |
1982 | Civil rights workers begin a march from Carrolton to Montgomery, Alabama. | |
Born on February 6 | ||
1756 | Aaron Burr, 3rd U.S. Vice President. | |
1895 | George Herman “Babe” Ruth, baseball player with the Boston Red Sox, the New York Yankees and the Boston Braves. The first player to hit 60 home runs in one season. | |
1911 | Ronald Reagan, film actor and 40th U.S. President (1981-1989). | |
1913 | Mary Douglas Leakey, archaeologist and paleoanthropologist. | |
1932 | Francois Truffaut, French film director (The 400 Blows, Shoot the Piano Player). | |
1933 | Walter E. Fountroy, politician and civil rights leader. | |
1940 | Tom Brokaw, NBC News anchorman. | |
1945 | Bob Marley, reggae musician. |
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Samuel F.B. Morse and Telegraphy
American portrait artist Samuel F.B. Morse developed the technology for electrical telegraphy in the 1830s, the first instantaneous form of communication. Using a key to hold open an electrical circuit for longer or shorter periods, an operator would tap out a message in a code composed of dots and dashes. Public demonstrations of the equipment were made in February 1838, but it was necessary for Morse to secure financial backing to build the first telegraph line to carry the signal over distance. In 1843, Congress appropriated the funds for a 37-mile line between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. After underground telegraph wires proved unsuccessful, Morse switched to pole wires and, on May 24, 1844, before a crowd of dignitaries in the chambers of the Supreme Court, Morse tapped out the message, ‘What hath God wrought?’ to an associate waiting in Baltimore.
Image: Library of Congress
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A national public holiday in New Zealand, February 6 commemorates the signing of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi, in which the Maori natives agreed to coexist peacefully with the European settlers. It was not observed as a public holiday outside the North Island until it became New Zealand Day in 1973. It was observed as such until 1976, when it again became known as Waitangi Day. Waitangi is located on the Bay of Islands at the northern end of the North Island, and the day on which the treaty was signed is observed there by the Royal New Zealand Navy and the Maoris each year. More… Discuss
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George Herman Ruth, better known as Babe Ruth, was arguably the greatest player in the history of baseball. His ability to hit home runs helped turn the game into the American national pastime in the 1920s and 30s, and two of his records stood for more than 30 years. In 1936, Babe Ruth became the second player to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. What is the origin of his nickname, “Babe”? More… Discuss
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Fireflies light up due to bioluminescence: the ability of living organisms to convert chemical energy to light energy. Bioluminescence is also exhibited by some fungi, mollusks, and worms, and bioluminescent fish are common in the ocean’s depths, likely because the light aids in species recognition in the darkness. Other animals use luminescence in courtship and mating, to divert predators, or to attract prey. Why is most marine bioluminescence in the blue and green part of the spectrum? More… Discuss
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Definition: | (adjective) Being at once opportune and to the point. |
Synonyms: | relevant, timely |
Usage: | His book about safe investment, published right before the stock market crash, was more apropos than he expected. Discuss. |
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