09-05-2010, 07:08 PM
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September 6th
1620 ~ The Pilgrims set sail on the Mayflower from Plymouth, England, to settle in North America.
1766 ~ Birthday of John Dalton, British chemist and physicist. He was one of the earlier proponents of the atomic theory.
1847 ~ Henry Thoreau left Walden Pond and moved in with Ralph Waldo Emerson and his family in Concord, Massachusetts.
1928 ~ Birthday of Robert Pirsig, Author (Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance).
1941 ~ The requirement to wear the Star of David with the word "Jew" inscribed, was extended to all Jews over the age of 6 in German-occupied areas.
1965 ~ India invaded West Pakistan.
1986 ~ Birthday of Raven Riley, Porn Star.
1995 ~ Cal Ripken Jr. broke Lou Gehrig's record of playing 2,131 consecutive baseball games.
1996 ~ Eddie Murray became the 15th member of the 500 home run club with a home run at Oriole Park in Baltimore, Maryland.
2005 ~ The California Legislature became the first legislative body in the U.S. to approve same-sex marriages.
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