Today is Thursday, February sixth, the thirty seventh day of 2025. There are still 328 days a 12 months.
Today in history:
On February 6, 1952, British King George VI. 56 in Sandringham in Norfolk, England; He was waned as a monarch by his 25-year-old eldest daughter, which Queen Elizabeth II became.
Also on this date:
In 1778, throughout the American War of Independence, the United States won official recognition and military support from France by signing an alliance contract in Paris.
In 1899 a peace treaty between the United States and Spain was ratified by the US Senate. The contract ended the Spanish-American war and gave the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States.
In 1921 “The Kid”, Charlie Chaplin's first feature film, was published within the USA.
In 1998 the Washington National Airport in Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport renamed the previous president on his 87th birthday.
In 2008, the Bush White House defended using the interrogation technology referred to as waterboarding, which said that it was legal, not torture and saved American life.
In 2013, the Toy Maker Hasbro Inc. announced that Monopoly fans had voted online so as to add a CAT token and replace the iron.
In 2022, Queen Elizabeth II celebrated the seventieth anniversary of her ascent to the British throne, an unprecedented reign, which made her an emblem of stability within the United Kingdom.
In 2023, a mighty earthquake of seven.8 sizes hit Turkey and Syria, with hundreds of buildings storm and catch the residents under rubble hills; The variety of fatalities would finally surpass 50,000.
Today's birthdays:
- Actor Mike Farrell is 86.
- The former NBC News -Anchorman Tom Brokaw is 85.
- Singer Fabian is 82.
- The filmmaker Jim Sheridan is 76.
- Tennis Hall of Famer Manuel Orantes is 76.
- Actor Kathy Najimy is 68.
- The actor director Robert Townsend is 68.
- Rock singer Axl Rose (Guns N 'Roses) is 63.
- Singer Rick Astley is 59.
- Actor Charlie Heaton is 31.
- Golfer Collin Morikawa is 29.
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