This Day In History

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April 6th

1830
Joseph Smith and five others organized the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fayette, New York.

1862
The Battle of Shiloh in the American Civil War began.

1896
First modern Olympic Games opened in Athens, Greece.

1909
Robert Peary and Matthew Henson became the first to reach the North Pole.

1917
U.S. declared war on Germany and entered World War I.

1973
Ron Blomberg of the New York Yankees became the first designated hitter in Major League Baseball history

1998
Country singer Tammy Wynette died at age 55.

Birthdays
72 Merle Haggard Musician
72 Billy Dee Williams Actor
62 John Ratzenberger Actor ('Cheers')
57 Marilu Henner Actress ("Taxi," "Evening Shade")
42 Gophernut Cigar Asylum Inmate
40 Paul Rudd Actor
38 jitzy Cigar Asylum Inmate
37 Jason Hervey Actor, producer
34 Zach Braff Actor ('Scrubs')
33 Candace Cameron Bure Actress ("Full House")

59 Mickey Cochrane 4/6/1903 - 6/28/1962 Hall of Fame baseball player