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January 6 1066 Harold Godwineson is crowned crowned King Harold II – King of England. 1540 Henry VIII of England marries his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. The marriage will last six months. 1861 The Governor of Maryland, Thomas Hicks, announces his opposition to the states's possible secession from the Union. 1904 Japanese railway authorities in Korea refuse to transport Russian troops. 1910 Union leaders ask President William H. Taft to investigate U.S. Steel's practices. 1912 New Mexico becomes the 47th U.S. state of the Union. 1918 Germany acknowledges Finland's independence. 1919 Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States, dies at the age of 60 in his home at Sagamore Hill, New York. 1921 The U.S. Navy orders the sale of 125 flying boats to encourage commercial aviation. 1937 The United States bans the shipment of arms to war-torn Spain. 1941 President Franklin D. Roosevelt asks Congress to support the Lend-lease Bill to help supply the Allies. 1945 Boeing B-29 bombers in the Pacific strike new blows on Tokyo and Nanking. 1946 Ho Chi Minh wins in the Vietnamese elections. 1958 Moscow announces a reduction in its armed forces by 300,000. 1967 Over 16,000 U.S. and 14,000 Vietnamese troops start their biggest attack on the Iron Triangle, northwest of Saigon. 1987 Astronomers report sighting a new galaxy 12 billion light years away. 2001 In one of the closest Presidential elections in U.S. history, George W. Bush was finally declared the winner of the bitterly contested 2000 Presidential elections more then five weeks after the election due to the disputed Florida ballots.

Born on January 6 1367 Richard II, son of Edward the Black Prince. 1412 Joan of Arc, French Saint and national heroine. 1811 Charles Sumner, anti-slavery senator from Massachusetts. 1878 Carl Sandburg, U.S. journalist, poet and biographer. 1882 Sam Rayburn, U.S. congressman from Texas & Speaker of the House (1940-46, 1949-53).
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Let's try a little history, shall we? Now that I'm using a new browser....

January 6 1066 Harold Godwineson is crowned crowned King Harold II – King of England. 1540 Henry VIII of England marries his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. The marriage will last six months. 1861 The Governor of Maryland, Thomas Hicks, announces his opposition to the states's possible secession from the Union. 1904 Japanese railway authorities in Korea refuse to transport Russian troops. 1910 Union leaders ask President William H. Taft to investigate U.S. Steel's practices. 1912 New Mexico becomes the 47th U.S. state of the Union. 1918 Germany acknowledges Finland's independence. 1919 Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States, dies at the age of 60 in his home at Sagamore Hill, New York. 1921 The U.S. Navy orders the sale of 125 flying boats to encourage commercial aviation. 1937 The United States bans the shipment of arms to war-torn Spain. 1941 President Franklin D. Roosevelt asks Congress to support the Lend-lease Bill to help supply the Allies. 1945 Boeing B-29 bombers in the Pacific strike new blows on Tokyo and Nanking. 1946 Ho Chi Minh wins in the Vietnamese elections. 1958 Moscow announces a reduction in its armed forces by 300,000. 1967 Over 16,000 U.S. and 14,000 Vietnamese troops start their biggest attack on the Iron Triangle, northwest of Saigon. 1987 Astronomers report sighting a new galaxy 12 billion light years away. 2001 In one of the closest Presidential elections in U.S. history, George W. Bush was finally declared the winner of the bitterly contested 2000 Presidential elections more then five weeks after the election due to the disputed Florida ballots.

Born on January 6 1367 Richard II, son of Edward the Black Prince. 1412 Joan of Arc, French Saint and national heroine. 1811 Charles Sumner, anti-slavery senator from Massachusetts. 1878 Carl Sandburg, U.S. journalist, poet and biographer. 1882 Sam Rayburn, U.S. congressman from Texas & Speaker of the House (1940-46, 1949-53).
Short, to be sure but this was a try-out just to see if it'll post.

History has been coming in 'fits & starts' recently

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February 3rd in Music History:

Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper died in a plane crash on Feb. 3, 1959 outside Cedar Lake, Iowa.

Feb. 3 has been immortalized in the song 'American Pie' by Don McLean as 'The Day The Music Died'....

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February 4th in High-Tech History:

1998- Bill Gates is hit in the face with a pie in Brussels, Belgium

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February 11th:

1752- Through the efforts of Benjamin Franklin, the first Hospital in the United States opened in Philadelphia, PA.

1847- Thomas Edison famous inventor was born on this date

1942- Glen Miller was awarded the first 'Gold' record for his song 'Chattanooga Choo Choo'.

1945- Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin signed the Yalta Agreement.

1960- Jack Paar host of the Tonight Show walked out in a censorship dispute with NBC...(he was back a month later)

1963- Author and poet Sylvia Plath was found dead of apparent suicide at the age of 30.

1990- Nelson Mandela was freed from prison in South Africa after 27 years of imprisonment.

1990- Buster Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson in the 12 round of their fight in Tokyo, Japan.

2012- Whitney Houston died of an apparent drug overdose, she was 48 years old.

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Today In History:
February 11th:

1752- Through the efforts of Benjamin Franklin, the first Hospital in the United States opened in Philadelphia, PA.

1847- Thomas Edison famous inventor was born on this date

1942- Glen Miller was awarded the first 'Gold' record for his song 'Chattanooga Choo Choo'.

1945- Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin signed the Yalta Agreement.

1960- Jack Paar host of the Tonight Show walked out in a censorship dispute with NBC...(he was back a month later)

1963- Author and poet Sylvia Plath was found dead of apparent suicide at the age of 30.

1990- Nelson Mandela was freed from prison in South Africa after 27 years of imprisonment.

1990- Buster Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson in the 12 round of their fight in Tokyo, Japan.

2012- Whitney Houston died of an apparent drug overdose, she was 48 years old.

1899 - Coldest day ever recorded in Baltimore, MD High = 3 Low = -7