On This Day in History - January 6 |
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| What Happened On This Day In History - January 6 |
1663 January 6
1663-01-06
Great earthquake in New England
1690 January 6
1690-01-06
Emperor Leopold\\\'s son Jozef chosen Roman Catholic king
1839 January 6
1839-01-06
2 day storm off Irish & English coast immortalized as "Big Wind"
1861 January 6
1861-01-06
1st hostile act of Civil War; Star of West fired on, Sumter, SC
1898 January 6
1898-01-06
1st telephone message from a submerged submarine,by Simon Lake
1930 January 6
1930-01-06
1st diesel engine automobile trip (in a Packard sedan) completed
1980 January 6
1980-01-06
Indira Gandhi's Congress Party wins elections in India
1987 January 6
1987-01-06
Astronomers at University of California see 1st sight of birth of a galaxy
