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What happened in history on this day: October 6?
On October 6 in ...
- 1781 - Americans and French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of the Revolutionary War.
- 1814 - Alexander J. Dallas takes office as Treasury Secretary.
- 1863 - Dr Charles H Sheppard opens the first US public bath, in Brooklyn, New York.
- 1866 - First train robbery in US.
- 1876 - American Library Association is organized in Philadelphia.
- 1884 - US Secretary of Navy signs order to establish Naval War College at Newport, Rhode Island.
- 1917 - The US Trading with the Enemy Act becomes law, giving the US President authority to ban holding of gold and silver coins and other objects.
- 1927 - Warner Brothers releases film The Jazz Singer to theaters in New York City, the first commercially-successful motion picture with sound.
- 1940 - Zoological Gardens opens in San Francisco, California.
- 1949 - Iva Toguri D'Aquino (Japanese wartime propaganda broadcaster Tokyo Rose) sentenced to ten years and $10,000 fine.
- 1949 - US President Harry Truman signs Mutual Defense Assistance Act (for NATO).
- 1949 - The Allies end the Berlin airlift.
- 1967 - Haight-Ashbury hippies throw a funeral to mark the end of hippies.
- 1976 - US President Gerald Ford says there is "no Soviet domination in Eastern Europe".
- 1979 - Federal Reserve System changes from an interest rate target policy to a money supply target policy.
- 1979 - Pope John Paul II is first Pope to visit the White House.
- 1987 - Microsoft announces Microsoft Windows 2.0, and Microsoft Windows/386, priced at US$195.
- 1987 - Microsoft unveils the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet software for Microsoft Windows 2.0, the first major application for Windows.
- 2006 - Hazardous waste plant near Apex, North Carolina explodes releasing chlorine gas, resulting in the evacuation of thousands and the hospitalization of over 100 residents.
- 2019 - US President Donald Trump orders US troops out of north-eastern Syria.
Births on October 6
- 1895 - Birth of Caroline Gordon in Kentucky, USA; writer (Green Centuries).
- 1897 - Birth of Jerome Cowan in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Mr Dithers - Blondie, The Tab Hunter Show, The Tycoon, Valiant Lady, Not for Publication).
- 1906 - Birth of Janet Gaynor in Philadelphia, USA; actress (Sunrise, A Star is Born).
- 1925 - Birth of Shana Alexander in New York City, New York, USA; journalist (Point-Counterpoint on 60 Minutes (1975-79)).
- 1926 - Birth of Alan Copeland in Los Angeles, California, USA; orchestra leader/singer (Your Hit Parade).
- 1940 - Birth of Ellen Travolta in Englewood, New Jersey, USA; actress (Louise - Joanie Loves Chachi, Charles in Charge, General Hospital).
- 1942 - Birth of Fred Travalena in New York City, New York USA; comedian/impressionist (Buy and Cell, ABC Comedy Hour, Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo).
- 1943 - Birth of Michael Durrell in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Shannon, V, Alice, Chiefs).
- 1960 - Birth of Jeffrey Trachta in Staten Island, New York, USA; actor (Thorne - The Bold and the Beautiful).
Deaths on October 6
- 1983 - Death of Terence Cardinal Cooke, American Catholic archbishop, at age 62 (born 1921).
- 1995 - Death of Walter "Crash" Morgan at age 35 from an aneurysm while performing in Iowa, USA; drummer (Big Sugar).
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