July 6: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
July 6, 2026
“Everywhere that freedom stirs, let tyrants fear.” — former President George W. Bush, who was born on this day in 1946.
“Everywhere that freedom stirs, let tyrants fear.” — former President George W. Bush, who was born on this day in 1946.
“Without promotion, something terrible happens … nothing!” — showman P.T. Barnum, who was born on this day in 1810.
In 1976, an Israeli commando unit staged a raid on the Entebbe airport in Uganda and rescued 103 hostages on a hijacked Air France airliner.
The U.S. Constitution went into effect on this day in 1788. Cyrus Griffin of Virginia, the president of Congress, announced the ratification.
he U.S. Postal Service issued its first stamps on this day in 1847, honoring Benjamin Franklin on the five-cent stamp.
Lena Horne was born on this day in 1917. The Bedford-Stuyvesant native began singing with the chorus line at the Cotton Club in Harlem.
The Interstate highway system was established on this day in 1956 when President Dwight Eisenhower signed a bill.
ON THIS DAY IN 1899, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “President [William] McKinley paid an official visit to the Brooklyn Navy Yard this morning. This is the first time since
ON THIS DAY IN 1928, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “St. Louis, Mo., April 30 (AP) – Col. Charles A. Lindbergh took the Spirit of St. Louis on its last
ON THIS DAY IN 1852, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “Passengers can now leave New York in the Hudson river railroad, at 6 o’clock in the morning, and reach Buffalo,
ON THIS DAY IN 1917, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “Washington, April 17 – A German submarine today fired on the destroyer Smith about 100 miles south of New York,
ON THIS DAY IN 1861, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “The state of New York is called upon for three millions of money and thirteen thousand men. Money is plenty,
ON THIS DAY IN 1861, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “The evacuation of Fort Sumter is the only thing thought of or talked about this morning. In offices, stores, saloons,
ON THIS DAY IN 1852, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “Model Artists. – An establishment, which for some time has existed at No. 598 Broadway, New York, as a model
ON THIS DAY IN 1849, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “Why You Can’t Go To California in a Balloon. – Professor Mapes has been lecturing before the Jersey City folks,
ON THIS DAY IN 1865, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “There is little added today to the war news upon which our comments upon the military situation, yesterday, were based.
ON THIS DAY IN 1845, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “’Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus. – By Mrs. Mary W. Shelley, wife of Percival Bysshe Shelly, the Poet.’ This is
ON THIS DAY IN 1846, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “South Ferry. – The new arrangements on this ferry commenced yesterday, the night boat leaving the Brooklyn side every half
ON THIS DAY IN 1842, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “APRIL FOOL. – The lawyers and insurers in a neighboring building were for a time smoked out this morning. Their
ON THIS DAY IN 1850, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “A balloon, to carry three thousand people, is said to be in the process of erection in Paris, and to
ON THIS DAY IN 1851, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “House moving is thought a tedious and troublesome thing, but it is not so in all cases. Last evening the
ON THIS DAY IN 1847, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “Notwithstanding the blustery state of the weather, the sons of St. Patrick, both in Brooklyn and over the river, celebrated
ON THIS DAY IN 1851, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reprinted the following article from the Boston Transcript: “A Newspaper Printed in Gold. – We are indebted to Mr. Simmons, of
ON THIS DAY IN 1844, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “The Ne Plus Ultra. – We have recently been shown some Daguerreotype miniatures, taken by Skinner, 57 Hicks Street, which
ON THIS DAY IN 1846, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “Williamsburgh. – It is stated that our neighbors of this pretty village intend soon to call a convention of the
ON THIS DAY IN 1843, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “A counterfeiter named Daniel Green has been arrested at Hard Dig, near New Bedford, charged with passing counterfeit money on
ON THIS DAY IN 1861, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “The character of Mr. Lincoln’s inaugural address is such as to forestall criticism. It is so perfectly in accordance with
ON THIS DAY IN 1848, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “From Venezuela – Massacre of members of Congress. – The Herald published yesterday a very exciting letter from Caracas, dated
ON THIS DAY IN 1860, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “The Republican Party have very adroitly taken advantage of the popularity of the lecture system to propagate their principles. Under
ON THIS DAY IN 1903, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “The old Thirteenth Regiment Armory, at Hanson Place and Flatbush Avenue, will be sold at public auction March 10, at
On this day in 1848, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “The announcement of the death of Mr. [John Quincy] Adams in our paper yesterday has proved to be correct. This
ON THIS DAY IN 1842, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “The birthday of [George] Washington is to be celebrated in true Temperance style today, in this and the adjacent cities.
ON THIS DAY IN 1934, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “Max Carey is definitely out as manager of the Dodgers … Carey did not resign, as was expected in some
ON THIS DAY IN 1843, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “Ralph Waldo Emerson reads his fourth lecture this evening, at the Society Library, New York. In old times it was
ON THIS DAY IN 1872, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “The international copyright question seems to be taking an unusually wide range, and the fundamental principle involved is under vigorous
ON THIS DAY IN 1851, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “From Venezuela. — The bark Paez, arrived at Philadelphia on Thursday, from Porto Cabello, whence she sailed on the 28th