Today is Saturday, February 6, the 37th day of 2010. There are 328 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
1778 _ England declares war on France
1904 _ Russian-Japanese war began
1918 _ Britain grants women (30 and over) the vote
1956 _ University of Alabama refuses admission to Autherine Lucy (because he's black)
1958 _ Seven members on Manchester United football team die in an air crash
1968 _ 10th Winter Olympics games opens in Grenoble, France
1971 _ First time a golf ball is hit on the Moon (by Alan Shepard)
1974 _ U.S. House of Representatives begins determining grounds for impeachment of Nixon