February 6: A day of historical significance revealed

On this day in history, February 6, we commemorate several significant events and milestones. From groundbreaking discoveries to memorable moments in politics and pop culture, this date has played a significant role throughout time. Join us as we uncover the fascinating history behind February 6!

1778 France recognizes USA, signs Treaty of Alliance in Paris, 1st US treaty
1788 Massachusetts becomes 6th state to ratify constitution
1820 1st organized emigration of blacks back to Africa (NY to Sierra Leone)
1820 First 86 African American immigrants sponsored by the American Colonization Society start a settlement in present-day Liberia
1861 1st meeting of Provisional Congress of Confederate States of America (US Civil War)
1869 Harper's Weekly publishes 1st picture of Uncle Sam with chin whiskers
1894 Bottle opener patented by William Painter
1899 Spanish–American War ends, peace treaty ratified by Senate
1926 NFL rules college students ineligible until college classes graduates
1935 "Monopoly" board game goes on sale for 1st time
1948 1st radio-controlled airplane flown
1951 Radio commentator Paul Harvey arrested for trying to sneak into Argonne National Laboratory, a nuclear test site located 20 miles (32 km) west of Chicago, Illinois
1952 Queen Elizabeth II succeeds King George VI to the British throne and proclaimed Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms including Canada, Australia and New Zealand
1956 University of Alabama suspends African-American student Autherine Lucy claiming that it can no longer provide for her safety
1959 1st successful test-fire of Titan ICBM
1968 Former President Dwight Eisenhower shoots a hole-in-one
1971 American astronaut Alan Shepard is 1st to hit a golf ball on the moon
1974 US House of Reps begins determining grounds for impeachment of President Richard Nixon
1980 John Wayne Gacy goes on trial for the murder of 33 young men in Cook County, Illinois
1981 TV sitcom "The Brady Brides", a sequel to "The Brady Brunch" debuts on NBC TV, runs for 10 episodes
1998 Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport
2014 Jay Leno hosts "The Tonight Show" for the final time (NBC)
2018 Elon Musk's company SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy, world's most powerful rocket
2020 Antarctica records high temperature of 64.9 F / 18.2 C at Esperanza, Argentina’s research station
2020 Date of the 1st COVID-19 related death in the US (confirmed by the CDC April 21)
2020 US astronaut Christina Koch completes the longest continuous spaceflight by a female astronaut after 328 days on the International Space Station, landing in Kazakhstan