July 6th
Today in America's Present Past
1736 | Revolutionary era military leader and politician Daniel Morgan was born.
1747 | Revolutionary era naval hero John Paul Jones was born.
1766 | Ornithologist Alexander Wilson was born.
1775 | War of Independence: The Continental Congress issues the "Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms," listing American grievances but denies any intent to be independent.
1777 | War of Independence: British General Burgoyne captures Fort Ticonderoga from the Americans.
1785 | Congress: Unanimously resolves to name the US currency the “dollar” and adopts decimal coinage.
1798 | Congress: Enacts a law making aliens "liable to be apprehended, restrained, ... & removed as alien enemies.”
1802 | Revolutionary era military leader and politician Daniel Morgan died.
1835 | SCOTUS: Chief Justice John Marshall died.
1851 | Entrepreneur Thomas Davenport died.
1853 | William Wells Brown published "Clotel," the first novel by an African American.
1854 | The first Republican state convention was held in Jackson, Michigan.
1863 | Civil War: Battle of Williamsport, Maryland.
1872 | Indian Wars: The Modoc War starts.
1876 | Entrepreneur Henry Ford Sinclair was born.
1921 | First-Lady Nancy Reagan was born.
1923 | POTUS: Republican President Harding becomes the first sitting U.S. President to visit Alaska.
1925 | Musician Bill Haley was born.
1926 | Entrepreneur Conrad "Nicky" Hilton Jr. was born.
1945 | POTUS: Democrat President Truman signs an executive order establishing the Medal of Freedom.
1946 | POTUS: President George W. Bush was born.
1946 | Actor Sylvester Stallone was born.
1962 | Novelist William Cuthbert Faulkner died.
1965 | The band "Jefferson Airplane" forms in San Francisco, California.
1971 | Entertainer Louie Armstrong died.
1975 | Entertainer 50 Cent was born.
1979 | Comedian Kevin Hart was born.
1990 | Inventor Nathaniel Wyeth died.
1992 | Activist Marsha P. Johnson died.
1999 | Civil Rights: Army private Barry Winchell dies from baseball-bat injuries inflicted in his sleep the previous day by fellow soldiers for his relationship with transsexual showgirl and former Navy combat medic, Calpernia Addams.
2022 | Actor James Caan died.