History for February 6
History for February 6 - On-This-Day.comRonald Wilson Reagan 1911 Actor, 40th President of the United States - 1778 - The United States gained official recognition from France as the two nations signed the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance in Paris.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1998 - Washington National Airport was renamed for U.S. President Ronald Reagan with the signing of a bill by U.S. President Clinton.
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