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Accession of Elizabeth II: 6 February 1952 - This Day in History
Elizabeth II, who celebrated her Golden Jubilee in 2002, ascended the throne of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland this day in 1952, following the death of her father, King George VI.
More Events on this day:
1919: A German constitutional assembly met to form the Weimar Republic.
1862: Union naval commodore Andrew Foote, leading a flotilla of ironclads, captured Fort Henry, Tennessee, a strategic Confederate position during the American Civil War.
46 : Julius Caesar's forces delivered the final blow against supporters of Pompey the Great at the Battle of Thapsus.
Ronald Reagan: Biography of the Day
"People of the Soviet Union...Americans are people of peace. If your government wants peace, there will be peace. We can come together in faith and friendship to build a safer and far better world for our children and our children's children. And the whole world will rejoice."Ronald Reagan, State of the Union Address, 1984
Born this day in 1911, Ronald Reagan, the 40th U.S. president (1981–89), was known for his fervent anticommunism, staunch conservatism, and appealing personal style that earned him the nickname the “Great Communicator.”
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