WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Today is Wednesday, February 6, the 37th day of 2013. There are 328 days left in the year.

1508 ― Maximilian I crowned Holy Roman Emperor

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

1918 ― Britain grants women (30 and over) the vote

1921 ― “The Kid", starring Charlie Chaplin & Jackie Coogan, released

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

1979 ― Supreme court of Lahore affirms death sentence against Premier Bhutto

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

1987 ― No-smoking rules take effect in federal buildings