Today in History: February 6, Queen Elizabeth II accedes to throne

Today is Thursday, Feb. 6, the 37th time of 2025. There are 328 days near successful the year.

Today successful history:

On Feb. 6, 1952, Britain’s King George VI, 56, died astatine Sandringham House successful Norfolk, England; helium was succeeded arsenic monarch by his 25-year-old eldest daughter, who became Queen Elizabeth II.

Also connected this date:

In 1778, during the American Revolutionary War, the United States won authoritative designation and subject enactment from France with the signing of a Treaty of Alliance successful Paris.

In 1862, during the Civil War, Fort Henry successful Tennessee fell to Union forces.

In 1899, a bid pact betwixt the United States and Spain was ratified by the U.S. Senate; the pact ended the Spanish-American War and ceded the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States.

In 1921, “The Kid,” Charlie Chaplin’s archetypal feature-length film, was released crossed the United States.

In 1998, Washington National Airport was renamed Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, honoring the erstwhile president connected his 87th birthday.

In 2008, the Bush White House defended the usage of the interrogation method known arsenic waterboarding, saying it was legal, not torture, and had saved American lives.

In 2013, artifact shaper Hasbro Inc. announced that Monopoly fans had voted online to adhd a feline token to the committee game, replacing the iron.

In 2022, Queen Elizabeth II celebrated the 70th day of her ascendance to the British throne, an unprecedented reign that made her a awesome of stableness successful the United Kingdom.

In 2023, a almighty 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and Syria, toppling thousands of buildings and trapping residents nether mounds of rubble; the decease toll would yet surpass 50,000.

Today’s birthdays:

• Actor Mike Farrell is 86.
• Former NBC News anchorman Tom Brokaw is 85.
• Singer Fabian is 82.
• Filmmaker Jim Sheridan is 76.
• Tennis Hall of Famer Manuel Orantes is 76.
• Actor Kathy Najimy is 68.
• Actor-director Robert Townsend is 68.
• Rock vocalist Axl Rose (Guns N’ Roses) is 63.
• Singer Rick Astley is 59.
• Actor Charlie Heaton is 31.
• Golfer Collin Morikawa is 29.