MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Today is Monday, February 6, the 37th day of 2012. There are 329 days left in the year.

1508 ― Maximilian I crowned Holy Roman Emperor

1778 ― France recognizes U.S., signs treaty of aid in Paris; first U.S. treaty

1832 ― First appearance of cholera at Edinburgh, Scotland

1854 ― Composer R. Schumann is saved from suicide attempt into the Rhine

1904 ― Russian-Japanese war began

1939 ― Spanish government flees to France

1971 ― First time a golf ball is hit on the Moon (by Alan Sheppard)

1974 ― U.S. House of Representatives begins determining grounds for impeachment of Nixon

1981 ― Beatles McCartney, Starr & Harrison record a tribute to John Lennon

1987 ― No-smoking rules take effect in federal buildings