This Day In History

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February 6th

1788
Massachusetts ratified the U.S. Constitution, becoming the sixth state to join the Union.

1804
Joseph Priestley, British chemist, died. His work on the isolation of gases led him to discover oxygen in 1774.

1899
The Spanish-American War ended when a peace treaty between Spain and the United States was signed.

1933
The 20th Amendment to the Constitution, which set the date for the president's inauguration on Jan. 20, was adopted.

1935
The popular board game Monopoly® went on sale for the first time.

1971
Astronaut Alan B. Shepard hit a golf ball and Edgar Mitchell threw a "javelin" on the moon. They landed in the same crater and remain on the Moon today.

1989
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Barbara W. Tuchman died at age 77.

1993
Tennis Hall of Famer Arthur Ashe died at age 49.

Birthdays
92 Zsa Zsa Gabor Actress
78 Rip Torn Actor ("The Larry Sanders Show")
70 Mike Farrell Actor ("M*A*S*H," "Providence")
69 Tom Brokaw Broadcast journalist, author
59 Natalie Cole Singer
53 Jon Walmsley Actor ("The Waltons")
47 Axl Rose Rock singer (Guns N' Roses)

80 Aaron Burr 2/6/1756 - 9/14/1836 3rd Vice President of The United States
53 Babe Ruth 2/6/1895 - 8/16/1948 American professional baseball player
93 Ronald Reagan 2/6/1911 - 6/5/2004 40th President of the United States (1981–1989)
36 Bob Marley 2/6/1945 - 5/11/1981 Jamaican musician, singer-songwriter and Rastafarian