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 1903, the Eagle reported, “Standing almost beneath the shadow of the great steel tower which supports the cables at the Brooklyn end of the largest suspension
ON THIS DAY IN 1942, the Eagle reported, “Expect to see New York’s streets turn, overnight, into motorless highways and New York’s subways, buses [and] trolley cars constantly jammed with
ON THIS DAY IN 1950, the Eagle reported, “Washington, Dec. 16 (U.P.) – The government cut off all U.S. trade with Communist China and North Korea tonight and also blocked
ON THIS DAY IN 1945, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “Heidelberg, Dec. 10 (U.P.) — Gen. George S. Patton lay in serious condition with a spinal injury and head wounds today
ON THIS DAY IN 1952, the Eagle reported, “Enroute Home With Eisenhower, Dec. 5 (UP) — President-elect Eisenhower started home tonight after getting the ‘feel’ of the Korean war in
ON THIS DAY IN 1936, the Eagle reported, “London, Dec. 4 (U.P.) — Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin faced a historic session of Parliament today and threw a clear-cut challenge to
ON THIS DAY IN 1938, the Eagle reported, “Berlin, Dec. 3 (AP) — An order by Berlin’s chief of police today revived a medieval practice of forbidding Jews access to