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This Day In History January 06


Harold II crowned king of England Two future presidents marry respective sweethearts Washington sets up winter quarters in Morristown Mountain man Jedediah Smith is born Confederate General John Calvin Brown born Morse demonstrates telegraph New Mexico joins the Union Theodore Roosevelt dies Nurmi breaks two world records Auto industry maverick John DeLorean born Franklin D. Roosevelt speaks of Four Freedoms Roosevelt commits to biggest arms buildup in U.S. history Soviet Union announces troop reduction Army drops charges of My Lai cover-up Two thousand Led Zeppelin fans trash the Boston Garden Phuoc Binh falls to the North Vietnamese John Gardner wins National Book Critics Circle Award Skater Nancy Kerrigan attacked Nancy Kerrigan attacked Blizzard of 1996 begins Congress certifies Bush winner of 2000 elections Disney-MGM Studios becomes Disney?s Hollywood Studios
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