February sixth
Today's Highlight in History:On February sixth, 1952, Britain's King George the Sixth died; he was succeeded by his daughter, Elizabeth the Second
On this date:
In 1756, America's third vice president, Aaron Burr, was born in Newark, New Jersey
In 1778, the United States won official recognition from France with the signing of treaties in Paris
In 1788, Massachusetts became the sixth state to ratify the US Constitution
In 1895, baseball legend Babe Ruth was born in Baltimore
In 1899, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain was ratified by the US Senate
In 1933, the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, the so-called "lame duck" amendment, was declared in effect
In 1959, the United States successfully test-fired for the first time a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile from Cape Canaveral
In 1993, tennis Hall-of-Famer and human rights advocate Arthur Ashe died in New York at age 49
In 1998, President Clinton signed a bill changing the name of Washington National Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Ten years ago: Soviet Communist Party leaders decided to extend a two-day party session by an extra day amid controversy over Soviet leader Mikhail S
Gorbachev's proposals to revamp the country's political structure
Five years ago: President Clinton unveiled his $1
61 trillion budget for 1996, mixing mild tax relief and spending reductions
Siddig Ibrahim Siddig Ali, the alleged mastermind of a campaign of violence, pleaded guilty in New York to plotting urban terrorism
The space shuttle "Discovery" flew to within 37 feet of the Russian space station "Mir" in the first rendezvous of its kind in two decades
One year ago: The public finally got to see and hear Monica Lewinsky as excerpts of the former White House intern's videotaped testimony were shown at President Clinton's impeachment trial
President Clinton requested legislation to require background checks on buyers at gun shows
每日格言
"The only discipline that lasts is self-discipline
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-- Bum Phillips, American football coach
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