| Today in History: Monday, February 06, 2017 |
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AP Highlight in History:
On Feb. 6, 1952, Britain’s King George VI died at age 56, and his daughter was proclaimed Queen Elizabeth II. The new queen had been traveling in Kenya with her husband, Prince Philip, and immediately returned home.
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| On this date in: |
| 1756 |
Aaron Burr, America’s third vice president, was born in Newark, N.J. |
| 1895 |
Baseball Hall of Famer George Herman “Babe” Ruth was born in Baltimore. |
| 1911 |
Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, was born in Tampico, Ill. |
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| 1922 |
Cardinal Archille Ratti was elected pope and took the name, Pius XI. |
| 1933 |
The 20th Amendment to the Constitution, which moved the start of presidential, vice-presidential and congressional terms from March to January, was declared in effect. |
| 1945 |
Reggae musician Bob Marley was born in St. Ann parish in Jamaica. |
| 1993 |
Tennis Hall of Famer Arthur Ashe, who had contracted HIV through a tainted blood transfusion, died at age 49. |
| 2000 |
First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton launched her successful candidacy for the U.S. Senate. |
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| 2003 |
Rapper 50 Cent’s debut CD, “Get Rich or Die Tryin’,” was released. |
| 2004 |
An explosion ripped through a Moscow subway car during rush hour, killing 41 people in a terrorist attack blamed on Chechen separatists. |
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| Today’s Birthdays: |
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| Name |
Profession |
Age |
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| Rip Torn |
Actor (“The Larry Sanders Show”) |
86 |
| Mike Farrell |
Actor (“M*A*S*H”) |
78 |
| Tom Brokaw |
Broadcast journalist, author |
77 |
| Fabian |
Singer |
74 |
| Kathy Najimy |
Actress |
60 |
| Robert Townsend |
Actor, director |
60 |
| Rick Astley |
Singer |
51 |
| Rock singer Axl Rose (Guns N’ Roses) turns 55 years old today. |
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