April 6
1830 - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was organized by Joseph Smith in Fayette, New York.
1862 - The Civil War Battle of Shiloh began.
1909 - Explorers Robert E. Peary and Matthew A. Henson became the first men to reach the North Pole. The claim, disputed by skeptics, was upheld in 1989 by the Navigation Foundation.
1917 - The United States officially declared war on Germany and entered World War I.
1971 - Composer Igor Stravinsky died at age 88.
1983 - Interior Secretary James Watt banned the Beach Boys from the 4th of July celebration on the Washington Mall, saying rock 'n' roll bands attract the "wrong element".
1994 - The presidents of Rwanda and Burundi were killed in a plane crash in Rwanda after their plane was shot down.
1998 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 9,000 points for the first time.
1998 - Pakistan successfully tested a medium-range missile capable of hitting neighboring India.
2001 - Afghan national Ahmed Ressam, accused of bringing explosives into the United States days before the millennium celebrations, was convicted on terror charges.
2004 - Jordan's military court convicted eight Muslim militants and sentenced them to death for the 2002 killing of U.S. aid official Laurence Foley in a terror conspiracy linked to al-Qaeda.
2005 - Prince Rainier III of Monaco died at age 81.
2011 - Portugal became the third debt-stressed European country to need a bailout as the prime minister announced his country would request international assistance.
Birthdays
25 - Charlie McDermott (actor)
39 - Candace Cameron (actress)
40 - Zach Braff (actor)
46 - Paul Rudd (actor)
50 - Sterling Sharpe (football player)
60 - Michael Rooker (actor)
63 - Marilu Henner (actress)
68 - John Ratzenberger (actor)
78 - Merle Haggard (country singer)
78 - Billy Dee Williams (actor)
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Today in Sports History - April 6
1896 - The first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens, Greece.
1936 - Horton Smith won the Masters over Harry Cooper.
1941 - Craig Wood defeated Byron Nelson to win the Masters.
1947 - Jimmy Demaret won his second Masters, beating Jack Burke Jr.
1970 - Bobby Orr of the Boston Bruins became the first defenseman to win the NHL scoring title.
1973 - President Richard Nixon became the first president to throw a ceremonial first pitch at a major league baseball game outside of Washington, D.C. when he performed the act in Anaheim, California at a California Angels game.
1973 - Ron Bloomberg of the New York Yankees became baseball's first official designated hitter.
1987 - Sugar Ray Leonard won a 12-round split decision over Marvin Haggler for the middleweight championship. It was Leonard's first fight in nearly three years.
1992 - Duke routed Michigan 71-51 and became the first team in 19 years to win back-to-back NCAA tournaments.
1996 - Robert Parish of the Charlotte Hornets broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record for most career NBA games played with 1,561.
1996 - Major League Soccer made their debut before 31,683 fans at San Jose's Spartan Stadium. The San Jose Clash defeated D.C. United 1-0 in the inaugural game. The other charter members were: Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, Dallas Burn, Kansas City Wizards, Los Angeles Galaxy, New England Revolution, New York/New Jersey MetroStars and the Tampa Bay Mutiny.
2002 - Minnesota defeated Maine to win the NCAA hockey championship.
2004 - The University of Connecticut became the first school to win the NCAA Division I men's and women's basketball championships in the same season after the women defeated Tennessee 70-61 for their third consecutive championship.
2005 - Brad Wilkerson of the Washington Nationals hit for the cycle in a 7-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
2006 - Jimmy Rollins of the Philadelphia Phillies went hitless in four plate appearances to end a 38-game hitting streak in a game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
2009 - North Carolina won its fifth men's basketball national championship with an 89-72 win over Michigan State in the finals of the NCAA Tournament.
2010 - The Connecticut women's basketball team won their second consecutive national championship and pushed their consecutive win streak to 78 games after a 53-47 win over Stanford in the finals of the NCAA women's tournament.
2014 - WrestleMania XXX was held at the Superdome in New Orleans. The event saw Brock Lesnar snap The Undertaker's undefeated streak and Daniel Bryan defeat Batista and Randy Orton in a triple threat match to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
1830 - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was organized by Joseph Smith in Fayette, New York.
1862 - The Civil War Battle of Shiloh began.
1909 - Explorers Robert E. Peary and Matthew A. Henson became the first men to reach the North Pole. The claim, disputed by skeptics, was upheld in 1989 by the Navigation Foundation.
1917 - The United States officially declared war on Germany and entered World War I.
1971 - Composer Igor Stravinsky died at age 88.
1983 - Interior Secretary James Watt banned the Beach Boys from the 4th of July celebration on the Washington Mall, saying rock 'n' roll bands attract the "wrong element".
1994 - The presidents of Rwanda and Burundi were killed in a plane crash in Rwanda after their plane was shot down.
1998 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 9,000 points for the first time.
1998 - Pakistan successfully tested a medium-range missile capable of hitting neighboring India.
2001 - Afghan national Ahmed Ressam, accused of bringing explosives into the United States days before the millennium celebrations, was convicted on terror charges.
2004 - Jordan's military court convicted eight Muslim militants and sentenced them to death for the 2002 killing of U.S. aid official Laurence Foley in a terror conspiracy linked to al-Qaeda.
2005 - Prince Rainier III of Monaco died at age 81.
2011 - Portugal became the third debt-stressed European country to need a bailout as the prime minister announced his country would request international assistance.
Birthdays
25 - Charlie McDermott (actor)
39 - Candace Cameron (actress)
40 - Zach Braff (actor)
46 - Paul Rudd (actor)
50 - Sterling Sharpe (football player)
60 - Michael Rooker (actor)
63 - Marilu Henner (actress)
68 - John Ratzenberger (actor)
78 - Merle Haggard (country singer)
78 - Billy Dee Williams (actor)
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Today in Sports History - April 6
1896 - The first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens, Greece.
1936 - Horton Smith won the Masters over Harry Cooper.
1941 - Craig Wood defeated Byron Nelson to win the Masters.
1947 - Jimmy Demaret won his second Masters, beating Jack Burke Jr.
1970 - Bobby Orr of the Boston Bruins became the first defenseman to win the NHL scoring title.
1973 - President Richard Nixon became the first president to throw a ceremonial first pitch at a major league baseball game outside of Washington, D.C. when he performed the act in Anaheim, California at a California Angels game.
1973 - Ron Bloomberg of the New York Yankees became baseball's first official designated hitter.
1987 - Sugar Ray Leonard won a 12-round split decision over Marvin Haggler for the middleweight championship. It was Leonard's first fight in nearly three years.
1992 - Duke routed Michigan 71-51 and became the first team in 19 years to win back-to-back NCAA tournaments.
1996 - Robert Parish of the Charlotte Hornets broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record for most career NBA games played with 1,561.
1996 - Major League Soccer made their debut before 31,683 fans at San Jose's Spartan Stadium. The San Jose Clash defeated D.C. United 1-0 in the inaugural game. The other charter members were: Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, Dallas Burn, Kansas City Wizards, Los Angeles Galaxy, New England Revolution, New York/New Jersey MetroStars and the Tampa Bay Mutiny.
2002 - Minnesota defeated Maine to win the NCAA hockey championship.
2004 - The University of Connecticut became the first school to win the NCAA Division I men's and women's basketball championships in the same season after the women defeated Tennessee 70-61 for their third consecutive championship.
2005 - Brad Wilkerson of the Washington Nationals hit for the cycle in a 7-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
2006 - Jimmy Rollins of the Philadelphia Phillies went hitless in four plate appearances to end a 38-game hitting streak in a game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
2009 - North Carolina won its fifth men's basketball national championship with an 89-72 win over Michigan State in the finals of the NCAA Tournament.
2010 - The Connecticut women's basketball team won their second consecutive national championship and pushed their consecutive win streak to 78 games after a 53-47 win over Stanford in the finals of the NCAA women's tournament.
2014 - WrestleMania XXX was held at the Superdome in New Orleans. The event saw Brock Lesnar snap The Undertaker's undefeated streak and Daniel Bryan defeat Batista and Randy Orton in a triple threat match to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
