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| February 6th |
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| About February 6th is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 328 days remaining until the end of the calendar year (329 in leap years). Births 1756 - Aaron Burr, 3rd U.S. Vice President 1895 - Babe Ruth, Hall of Fame baseball player 1911 - Ronald Reagan, 40th U.S. President 1937 - Robert H. Brooks, founder of the Hooters food chain 1940 - Tom Brokaw, journalist, author (NBC Nightly News) Deaths 2009 - James Whitmore, actor (The Shawshank Redemption, Give 'em Hell, Harry!) Events 1788 - Massachusetts becomes the 16th state to ratify the Constitution. 1899 - The U.S. Senate ratifies a treaty bringing an end to the Spanish-American War. 1958 - George Harrison is invited to watch John Lennon and Paul McCartney's band The Quarrymen. 2005 - The Patriots win their third Super Bowl in four years with a 24-21 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX. |
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