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− | '''February 6''' | + | '''February 6''' in history: |
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− | + | * 1778, the U.S. won official recognition from France with the signing of treaties in Paris | |
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− | + | * 1899, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain was ratified by the U.S. Senate | |
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+ | * 1933, the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, the so-called "lame duck" amendment, was proclaimed in effect by Secretary of State Henry Stimson | ||
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+ | * 1952, Britain's King George VI died; he was succeeded as reigning monarch by his daughter, Elizabeth II | ||
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+ | * 1959, the United States successfully test-fired for the first time a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile from Cape Canaveral | ||
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+ | * 1998, President Bill Clinton and British Prime Minister Tony Blair redoubled their pledge to use military force against Iraq if necessary; during a joint news conference in which the subject of former White House intern Monica Lewinsky came up, Clinton said he would "never" resign. | ||
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+ | * 1998, President Clinton signed a bill changing the name of Washington National Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport | ||
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+ | * 2002, a federal judge ordered John Walker Lindh, the so-called "American Taliban," held without bail pending trial. | ||
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+ | * 2002, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II reached a bittersweet milestone, somberly marking 50 years as monarch on the anniversary of the death of her father, King George VI | ||
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+ | * 2006, terrorist conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui disrupted the opening of his sentencing trial in Alexandria, Va., and was tossed out of court. | ||
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+ | [[Category:February]][[Category:Days of the Year]] |
Revision as of 16:04, 6 February 2008
February 6 in history:
- 1778, the U.S. won official recognition from France with the signing of treaties in Paris
- 1899, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain was ratified by the U.S. Senate
- 1933, the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, the so-called "lame duck" amendment, was proclaimed in effect by Secretary of State Henry Stimson
- 1952, Britain's King George VI died; he was succeeded as reigning monarch by his daughter, Elizabeth II
- 1959, the United States successfully test-fired for the first time a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile from Cape Canaveral
- 1998, President Bill Clinton and British Prime Minister Tony Blair redoubled their pledge to use military force against Iraq if necessary; during a joint news conference in which the subject of former White House intern Monica Lewinsky came up, Clinton said he would "never" resign.
- 1998, President Clinton signed a bill changing the name of Washington National Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- 2002, a federal judge ordered John Walker Lindh, the so-called "American Taliban," held without bail pending trial.
- 2002, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II reached a bittersweet milestone, somberly marking 50 years as monarch on the anniversary of the death of her father, King George VI
- 2006, terrorist conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui disrupted the opening of his sentencing trial in Alexandria, Va., and was tossed out of court.