History for June 6

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Nathan Hale 1755 - Soldier for Continental Army during American Revolutionary War, considered to be America's first spy, known for his famous quote "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.", Alexander Pushkin (Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin) 1799 - Russian author and poet, Thomas Mann 1875 - German novelist, short story writer, social critic


Gary U.S. Bonds (Gary Levone Anderson) 1939 - Singer, Robert Englund (Robert Barton Englund) 1948 - Actor, best known for player the character of Freddy Krueger, Harvey Fierstein 1954 - Actor, playwright


1813 - The U.S. invasion of Canada was halted at Stony Creek, Ontario.


1882 - The first electric iron was patented by H.W. Seely.


1925 - Chrysler Corporation was founded by Walter Percy Chrysler.



1932 - In the U.S., the first federal tax on gasoline went into effect. It was a penny per gallon.







1933 - In Camden, NJ, the first drive-in movie theater opened.


1934 - U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Securities Exchange Act, which established the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

1944 - The D-Day invasion of Europe took place on the beaches of Normandy, France. 400,000 Allied American, British and Canadian troops were involved.


1968 - U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy died at 1:44am in Los Angeles after being shot by Sirhan Sirhan. Kennedy was was shot the evening before while campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination.