Today Feb. 6 2011
1577: King Henri de Bourbon of Navarra becomes leader of Huguenots
1626: Huguenot rebels & the French sign Peace of La Rochelle
1778: France recognizes US, signs treaty of aid in Paris; 1st US treaty
1778: England declares war on France
1788: Massachusetts becomes 6th state to ratify constitution
1815: NJ issues 1st US railroad charter (John Stevens)
1865: 2nd day of battle at Dabney’s Mills (Hatcher’s Run)
1869: Harper’s Weekly publishes 1st picture of Uncle Sam with chin whiskers
1891: 1st great train robbery by Dalton Gang (Southern Pacific #17)
1899: Spanish-American War ends, peace treaty ratified by Senate
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