February 6, 2016

On February 6th in History Part III


On February 6th in History
Part III

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On February 6th in 1899 - Spanish-American War ends, the US Senate ratifies a peace treaty between the US and Spain

On February 6th in 1900 - President McKinley appointed W.H. Taft as commissioner to report on the Philippines

On February 6th in 1922 - US, UK, France, Italy & Japan sign Washington naval arms limitation

On February 6th in 1933 - The 20th Amendment to the Constitution was declared in effect. The amendment moved the start of presidential, vice-presidential and congressional terms from March to January.

On February 6th in 1935 - "Monopoly" board game goes on sale for 1st time

On February 6th in 1951 - "Broker Special" train crashes in Woodbridge NJ, killing 84

On February 6th in 1951 - Radio commentator Paul Harvey arrested for trying to sneak into Argonne National Laboratory, a nuclear test site located 20 miles west of Chicago


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