Monday, April 06, 2026

History for April 6

History for April 6 - On-This-Day.com 
Vince Flynn 1966 - Author
  • 1830 - Relations between the Texans and Mexico reached a new low when Mexico would not allow further emigration into Texas by settlers from the U.S.
  • 1896 - The first modern Olympic Games began in Athens, Greece.
  • 1903 - French Army Nationalists were revealed for forging documents to guarantee a conviction for Alfred Dreyfus.
  • 1909 - Americans Robert Peary and Matthew Henson claimed to be the first men to reach the North Pole.
  • 1917 - The U.S. Congress approved a declaration of war on Germany and entered World War I on the Allied side.
  • 1985 - William J. Schroeder became the first artificial heart recipient to be discharged from the hospital.

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