History for February 6

History for February 6 - On-This-Day.com:
Christopher Marlowe 1564, Aaron Burr 1756 , Babe Ruth 1895 


Ronald Wilson Reagan 1911 Actor, 40th President of the United States, Zsa Zsa Gabor 1919, Bob Marley 1945 - Musician (The Wailers, Bob Marley and the Wailers) 


1926 - The National Football League adopted a rule that made players ineligible for competition until their college class graduated.


1932 - Dog sled racing happened for the first time in Olympic competition.


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.


1952 - Britain's King George VI died. His daughter, Elizabeth II, succeeded him.


1971 - NASA Astronaut Alan B. Shepard used a six-iron that he had brought inside his spacecraft and swung at three golf balls on the surface of the moon.


1973 - Construction began on the CN Tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.


1998 - Washington National Airport was renamed for U.S. President Ronald Reagan with the signing of a bill by U.S. President Clinton.


1999 - Excerpts of former White House intern Monica Lewinsky's videotaped testimony were shown at President Clinton's impeachment trial.