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This Day In History: April 6th

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Communication
 
 
Crime and Corruption
1903
French Army Nationalists were revealed for forging documents to guarantee a conviction for Alfred Dryfus.
1987
Dennis Levine began a two-year jail term for insider trading.
Defence
 
 
Disasters
 
 
Discovery
 
 
Education
 
 
Film, Television and Radio
1916
Charlie Chaplin became the highest-paid film star in the world when he signed a contract with Mutual Film Corporation for $675,000 a year. He was 26 years old.
1931
"Little Orphan Annie" debuted on the NBC Blue network.
1945
"This is Your FBI" debuted on ABC radio.
1959
Hal Holbrook opened in the off-Broadway presentation of "Mark Twain Tonight."
Heads of State
 
 
Health and Social Welfare
1998
Federal researchers in the U.S. announced that daily tamoxifen pills could cut breast cancer risk among high-risk women.
 
Industry
 
 
Law
 
 
Motor Sport
1957
Trolley cars in New York City completed their final runs.
 
People
1199
  English King Richard I was killed by an arrow at the siege of the castle of Chaluz in France.
1830
Joseph Smith and five others organized the Mormon Church in Seneca, NY.
1909
Americans Robert Peary and Matthew Henson claimed to be the first men to reach the North Pole.
1927
William P. MacCracken, Jr. earned license number ‘1’ when the Department of Commerce issued the first aviator’s license.
1988
Mathew Henson was awarded honors in Arlington National Cemetery. Henson had discovered the North Pole with Robert Peary.
1999
Carmen Electra filed for a divorce from Dennis Rodman. They had only been married six months.
Politics
1789
The first U.S. Congress began regular sessions at the Federal Hall in New York City.
1814
Granted sovereignty in the island of Elba and a pension from the French government, Napoleon Bonaparte abdicates at Fountainebleau. He was allowed to keep the title of emperor.
1830
Relations between the Texans and Mexico reached a new low when Mexico would not allow further emigration into Texas by settlers from the U.S.
1938
The United States recognized the German conquest of Austria.
1953
Iranian Premier Mossadegh demanded that the shah's power be reduced.
Publishing
 
 
Religion
 
 
Science
1985
  William J. Schroeder became the first artificial heart recipient to be discharged from the hospital.
 
Sport
1896
The first modern Olympic Games began in Athens, Greece.
1987
Sugar Ray Leonard took the middleweight title from Marvin Hagler.
1997
Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) announced that he would retire from the National Hockey League (NHL) following the playoffs of the current season.
Technology
1875
Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for the multiple telegraph, which sent two signals at the same time.
 
The Arts
 
 
The Environment
 
 
The Law
 
 
The Workforce
 
 
Trade and Economy
1998
Citicorp and Travelers Group announced that they would be merging. The new creation was the largest financial-services conglomerate in the world. The name would become Citigroup.
1998
The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 9,000 points for the first time.
Transport
1924
Four planes left Seattle on the first successful flight around the world.
 
War
1862
The American Civil War Battle of Shiloh began in Tennessee.
1865
At the Battle of Sayler's Creek, a third of Lee's army was cut off by Union troops pursuing him to Appomattox.
1917
The U.S. Congress approved a declaration of war on Germany and entered World War I on the Allied side.
1941
German forces invaded Greece and Yugoslavia.
1965
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson authorized the use of ground troops in combat operations in Vietnam.
1967
In South Vietnam, 1,500 Viet Cong attacked Quangtri and freed 200 prisoners.
1981
A Yugoslav Communist Party official confirmed reports of intense ethnic riots in Kosovo.
1998
Pakistan successfully tested medium-range missiles capable of attacking neighboring India
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