History for April 6

History for April 6 - On-This-Day.com
Rose Schneiderman 1882 - U.S. women’s rights activist, Merle Haggard 1937 - Country musician, songwriter, Billy Dee (December) Williams 1937 - Actor ("Brian's Song", "The Return of the Jedi", "Batman")


John Ratzenberger 1947 - Actor ("Cheers"), Michael Rooker 1955 - Actor (TV: "The Walking Dead"), Vince Flynn 1966 - Author


1830 - Relations between the Texans and Mexico reached a new low when Mexico would not allow further emigration into Texas by settlers from the U.S.


1965 - U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson authorized the use of ground troops in combat operations in Vietnam.