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1830 - Joseph Smith and five others organized the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Fayette, New York.
1862 - The Civil War Battle of Shiloh began in Tennessee as Confederate forces launched a surprise attack against Union troops, who beat back the Confederates the next day.
1864 - Louisiana opened a convention in New Orleans to draft a new state constitution, one that called for the abolition of slavery.
1909 - Robert Peary and Matthew Henson became the first to reach the North Pole.
1917 - The United States declared war on Germany and entered World War I.
1945 - During World War II, the Japanese warship Yamato and nine other vessels sailed on a suicide mission to attack the U.S. fleet off Okinawa; the fleet was intercepted the next day.
1954 - Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, R-Wis., responding to CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow’s broadside against him on “See It Now,” said in remarks filmed for the program that Murrow had, in the past, “engaged in propaganda for Communist causes.”
1968 - Forty-one people were killed by two consecutive natural gas explosions at a sporting goods store in downtown Richmond, Indiana.
1974 - Swedish pop group ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest held in Brighton, England, with a performance of the song “Waterloo.”
1994 - The presidents of Rwanda and Burundi were killed in a plane crash.
2008 - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, speaking at a private fundraiser in San Francisco, spoke of voters in Pennsylvania’s Rust Belt communities who “cling to guns or religion” because of bitterness about their economic lot; Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton seized on the comment, calling it “elitist.”
2012 - Five Black people were shot, three fatally, in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Jake England and Alvin Watts, who admitted targeting the victims because of race, pleaded guilty to murder, and were sentenced to life in prison without parole.
2017 - Comedian Don Rickles, known for his biting insults, died in Beverly Hills, California at age 90.
2020 - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was transferred to the intensive care unit of a London hospital where he was being treated for COVID-19, after his condition deteriorated.
Birthdays
26 - Peyton List (actress)
28 - Miranda May (actress)
32 - Julie Ertz (soccer player)
34 - Charlie McDermott (actor)
42 - Bret Harrison (actor)
43 - Eliza Coupe (actress)
47 - Teddy Sears (actor)
48 - Candace Cameron Bure (actress)
49 - Joel Garland (actor)
49 - Zach Braff (actor)
52 - Jason Hervey (actor)
55 - Paul Rudd (actor)
55 - Todd Chrisley (reality star)
55 - Ari Meyers (actor)
69 - Michael Rooker (actor)
72 - Marilu Henner (actress)
73 - Bert Blyleven (baseball player)
77 - John Ratzenberger (actor)
82 - Barry Levinson (director)
87 - Billy Dee Williams (actor)
96 - James D. Watson (scientist)
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Today in Sports History - April 6
1896 - The first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens, Greece.
1958 - Arnold Palmer wins the first of his four career Masters championships.
1970 - Bobby Orr (Boston Bruins) became the first defenseman to win the National Hockey League's (NHL) scoring title.
1973 - The Pittsburgh Pirates retire Roberto Clemente's #21.
1987 - Sugar Ray Leonard upsets Marvelous Marvin Hagler to win the middleweight boxing championship.
1992 - Duke defeats Michigan 71-51 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1997 - Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) announced that he would retire from the National Hockey League (NHL) following the playoffs of the current season.
2004 - Connecticut defeats Tennessee 70-61 to win the NCAA Women's Tournament.
2009 - North Carolina defeats Michigan State 89-72 to win the NCAA Tournament.
2010 - Connecticut defeats Stanford 53-47 to win the NCAA Women's Tournament.
2015 - Duke defeats Wisconsin 68-63 to win the NCAA Tournament.
2019 - The Tampa Bay Lightning win their 62nd game of the season, tying the 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings for most wins in an NHL season.
2021 - Major League Baseball announced that the All-Star Game would be played at Coors Field in Denver; the game had been pulled from Atlanta because of objections to changes in Georgia’s voting laws.
1830 - Joseph Smith and five others organized the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Fayette, New York.
1862 - The Civil War Battle of Shiloh began in Tennessee as Confederate forces launched a surprise attack against Union troops, who beat back the Confederates the next day.
1864 - Louisiana opened a convention in New Orleans to draft a new state constitution, one that called for the abolition of slavery.
1909 - Robert Peary and Matthew Henson became the first to reach the North Pole.
1917 - The United States declared war on Germany and entered World War I.
1945 - During World War II, the Japanese warship Yamato and nine other vessels sailed on a suicide mission to attack the U.S. fleet off Okinawa; the fleet was intercepted the next day.
1954 - Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, R-Wis., responding to CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow’s broadside against him on “See It Now,” said in remarks filmed for the program that Murrow had, in the past, “engaged in propaganda for Communist causes.”
1968 - Forty-one people were killed by two consecutive natural gas explosions at a sporting goods store in downtown Richmond, Indiana.
1974 - Swedish pop group ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest held in Brighton, England, with a performance of the song “Waterloo.”
1994 - The presidents of Rwanda and Burundi were killed in a plane crash.
2008 - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, speaking at a private fundraiser in San Francisco, spoke of voters in Pennsylvania’s Rust Belt communities who “cling to guns or religion” because of bitterness about their economic lot; Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton seized on the comment, calling it “elitist.”
2012 - Five Black people were shot, three fatally, in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Jake England and Alvin Watts, who admitted targeting the victims because of race, pleaded guilty to murder, and were sentenced to life in prison without parole.
2017 - Comedian Don Rickles, known for his biting insults, died in Beverly Hills, California at age 90.
2020 - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was transferred to the intensive care unit of a London hospital where he was being treated for COVID-19, after his condition deteriorated.
Birthdays
26 - Peyton List (actress)
28 - Miranda May (actress)
32 - Julie Ertz (soccer player)
34 - Charlie McDermott (actor)
42 - Bret Harrison (actor)
43 - Eliza Coupe (actress)
47 - Teddy Sears (actor)
48 - Candace Cameron Bure (actress)
49 - Joel Garland (actor)
49 - Zach Braff (actor)
52 - Jason Hervey (actor)
55 - Paul Rudd (actor)
55 - Todd Chrisley (reality star)
55 - Ari Meyers (actor)
69 - Michael Rooker (actor)
72 - Marilu Henner (actress)
73 - Bert Blyleven (baseball player)
77 - John Ratzenberger (actor)
82 - Barry Levinson (director)
87 - Billy Dee Williams (actor)
96 - James D. Watson (scientist)
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Today in Sports History - April 6
1896 - The first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens, Greece.
1958 - Arnold Palmer wins the first of his four career Masters championships.
1970 - Bobby Orr (Boston Bruins) became the first defenseman to win the National Hockey League's (NHL) scoring title.
1973 - The Pittsburgh Pirates retire Roberto Clemente's #21.
1987 - Sugar Ray Leonard upsets Marvelous Marvin Hagler to win the middleweight boxing championship.
1992 - Duke defeats Michigan 71-51 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1997 - Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) announced that he would retire from the National Hockey League (NHL) following the playoffs of the current season.
2004 - Connecticut defeats Tennessee 70-61 to win the NCAA Women's Tournament.
2009 - North Carolina defeats Michigan State 89-72 to win the NCAA Tournament.
2010 - Connecticut defeats Stanford 53-47 to win the NCAA Women's Tournament.
2015 - Duke defeats Wisconsin 68-63 to win the NCAA Tournament.
2019 - The Tampa Bay Lightning win their 62nd game of the season, tying the 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings for most wins in an NHL season.
2021 - Major League Baseball announced that the All-Star Game would be played at Coors Field in Denver; the game had been pulled from Atlanta because of objections to changes in Georgia’s voting laws.
