On this day …
February 6, 2015
- In 1685, James II became King of England upon the death of his brother, Charles II.
- In 1788, Massachusetts became the sixth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
- In 1820, 86 African American immigrants sponsored by the American Colonization Society left New York City to start a settlement in present day Liberia.
- In 1918, British women over the age of 30 obtained the right to vote.
- In 1952, Elizabeth II became Queen Regent of the United Kingdom upon the death of her father, George VI.
- In 1958, eight Manchester United players were killed in an airplane accident in Munich.
- In 1978, the “Blizzard of ’78” hit New England, dropping four inches of snow per hour.
- In 1998, Washington National Airport was renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport.
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