February 6, 2017

February 6th in History Part V


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Part V

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On February 6th in 1941 British troops conquer Benghazi, Libya

On February 6th in 1943 1st Spitfire in action above Darwin, Australia, Mu Ki-46 shot down

On February 6th in 1943 Singer Frank Sinatra debuts on radio's "Your Hit Parade"

On February 6th in 1945 US 8th Air Force bombs Magdeburg/Chemnitz

On February 6th in 1945 Russian Red Army crosses the river Oder

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 (32 km) west of Chicago

On February 6th in 1951 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site Argonne Atomic Lab (Ill), to demonstrate lax in security

On February 6th in 1952 Queen Elizabeth II succeeds King George VI to the British throne

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