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What happened in history on this day: July 6?
On July 6 in ...
- 1776 - Declaration of Independence announced on front page of the Pennsylvania Evening Gazette.
- 1777 - British General Burgoyne captures Fort Ticonderoga from Americans.
- 1785 - The dollar (and decimal coinage) is unanimously chosen by the Continental Congress as the monetary unit for the United States. The US is the first nation to adopt a decimal money system.
- 1835 - In Vicksburg, Mississippi, local militia hangs five gamblers following months of trouble, culminating in the murder of a doctor and armed resistance to the law.
- 1854 - First US Republican state convention, in Ripon, Wisconsin.
- 1869 - Black candidate for lieutenant governor of Virginia, Dr J H Harris, is defeated.
- 1886 - Horlick's of Wisconsin offers first malted milk to public.
- 1892 - Striking steelworkers in Homestead, Pennsylvania, USA fire on scabs, killing 7.
- 1894 - Cleveland sends 2,000 troops to Chicago to suppress Pullman strike.
- 1919 - The British dirigible R34 land in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic by an airship (108 hours).
- 1924 - Inventor and radio pioneer William Stevenson sends the first photo across the Atlantic by radio, from New York to England.
- 1928 - First all-talking motion picture shown, in New York (Lights of New York).
- 1928 - World's largest hailstones 1.5 pounds (17 inch diameter) fall in Potter, Nebraska, USA.
- 1936 - 114 degrees F (46 degrees C), Moorhead, Minnesota (state record hot).
- 1936 - 121 degrees F (49 degrees C), Steele, North Dakota (state record hot).
- 1944 - In Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the world's largest circus tent catches fire at Ringling Brother's Barnum and Bailey Circus, killing 167 people and injuring 682.
- 1945 - US President Harry S. Truman issues an executive order establishing the Medal of Freedom.
- 1960 - Dr Barbara Moore completes a 3,207-mile walk from Los Angeles to New York City.
- 1971 - White House Plumbers unit formed to plug news leaks.
- 1983 - US Supreme Court rules retirement plans can't pay women less than men.
- 1984 - Warner Communications sells off the home video game and computer systems business of Atari to Jack Tramiel for US$240 million in long-term loans. Warner has the option to purchase up to 32 percent interest in the new company for US$2 per share.
- 1989 - After nine years, WHOT (Brooklyn pirate radio station) is busted by the US Federal Communications Commission.
- 1994 - Fourteen firefighters die in the South Canyon wildfire on Storm King Mountain in Colorado.
- 1995 - IBM completes its US$3.5 billion acquisition of Lotus Development, making it a wholly-owned subsidiary.
- 2000 - A barge and a tug towing it collide off Middletown, Rhode Island, USA, spilling 53,000 litres of oil in Narragansett Bay.
Births on July 6
- 1884 - Birth of Harold Vanderbilt in New York, USA; America's Cup (1930, 1934, 1937), invented contract bridge.
- 1911 - Birth of LaVerne Andrews in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; singer (Andrew Sisters, 19 gold records, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree", "Rum and Coca Cola").
- 1917 - Birth of Dorothy Kirsten in Montclair, New Jersey, USA; lyric soprano ("A Time to Sing", 30 years at Metropolitan Opera, co-star on Lucky Strike Hit Parade, guest on Ed Sullivan Show, Colgate Comedy Hour, Dinah Shore Chevy Show).
- 1918 - Birth of Eugene List in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; pianist/professor (Eastman School of Music).
- 1921 - Birth of Anne Frances "Nancy" Robbins in New York City, New York; wife of US President Ronald Reagan.
- 1922 - Birth of William Schallert in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Martin - Patty Duke Show, Many Loves of Dobie Gillis).
- 1924 - Birth of Robert M White; pilot (X-15).
- 1925 - Birth of William John Clifton Haley Junior AKA Bill Haley in Highland Park, Detroit, Michigan, USA; rock and roll music pioneer (Bill Haley and His Comets, "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock").
- 1925 - Birth of Merv Griffin in San Mateo, California, USA; singer (Freddy Martin's Orchestra, "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts"), TV host (Tonight Show, Merv Griffin Show), TV game show creator (Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune).
- 1927 - Birth of Janet Leigh in Merced, California, USA; actress (Psycho, Harper).
- 1927 - Birth of Pat Paulsen in South Bend, Washington, USA; comedian (Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour), US Presidential candidate (1968).
- 1927 - Birth of Susan Cabot in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; actress (Carnival Rock).
- 1932 - Birth of Della Reese in Detroit, Michigan, USA; singer/actress (Della Reese Show, Royal Family).
- 1937 - Birth of Gene Chandler AKA Eugene Dixon in Chicago, Illinois, USA; rocker (Duke of Earl).
- 1937 - Birth of Ned Beatty in Lexington, Kentucky, USA; actor (Homicide: Life on the Street, Roseanne, Deliverance, Repossed, Network).
- 1945 - Birth of Burt Ward in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Robin - Batman).
- 1946 - Birth of Fred Dryer in Hawthone, California, USA; NFL player (New York Giants, Los Angeles Rams), actor (Hunter).
- 1946 - Birth of Jamie Wyeth in Pennsylvania, USA; artist (An American Vision-Boston).
- 1946 - Birth of Sylvester Stallone in New York City, New York, USA; actor / director (Rocky, Rambo, Cobra).
- 1946 - Birth of George W. Bush; US President (2000-2008).
- 1949 - Birth of Shelly Hack in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA; actress (Tiffany - Charlie's Angel).
- 1954 - Birth of Allyce Beasley in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (Agnes Dipesto - Moonlighting).
- 1965 - Birth of Glenn Scarpelli in Staten Island, New York, USA; actor (Alex - One Day At a Time, Fantasy).
- 1971 - Birth of Kari Kupcinet in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (Julie Sanderson - The Young and the Restless).
Deaths on July 6
- 1979 - Death of Van McCoy of a heart attack at age 39 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA; soul singer, songwriter ("The Hustle" (1975)), producer (Gladys Knight and the Pips, The Stylistics, Aretha Franklin, Brenda and The Tabulations, David Ruffin, Peaches and Herb, Jackie Wilson).
- 1990 - Paul Wynne, KGO-TV San Francisco reporter, dies of AIDS at age 46.
- 2007 - Death of Lois Wyse, American advertising executive, author, and columnist (born 1926).
- 2009 - Death of Robert Strange McNamara at age 93; Ford Motor Co (1946-), Air Force Office of Statistical Control (1943-45), U.S. Secretary of Defence (1961-68) during the Vietnam War, President of the World Bank (1968-81), author (In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam).
- 2022 - Death of James Caan at age 82 in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (El Dorado movie (1966), The Rain People movie (1969), Brian Piccolo - Brian's Song movie (1971), Santino "Sonny" Corleone - The Godfather movie (1972), Funny Lady movie (1975), Misery (1990), Honeymoon in Vegas movie (1992), Elf movie (2003)).
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