Daily Calendar for Monday, February 6, 2023

Events

• Massachusetts joined the Union as the sixth state – 1788
• Robert E. Lee named Confederate general in chief (US Civil War) – 1865
• Sun-Maid raisins trademark registered – 1917
• Woodrow Wilson became first U.S. president to be buried in D.C. – 1924
• Barbara Ann Scott won Canada’s first Olympic gold medal for figure skating – 1948
• Elizabeth II ascended to British throne – 1952
• Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor proclaimed Queen of Canada – 1952
• You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling by The Righteous Brothers topped charts – 1965
• President Dwight D. Eisenhower shot a hole-in-one – 1968
• Alan Shepard became the first man to hit a golf ball on the Moon – 1971
• Mr. Fred Rogers molded the 100 billionth Crayola crayon. The color was named blue ribbon – 1996
• The New England Patriots won their third Super Bowl victory in four years with a 24-21 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX – 2005
• SpaceX launched Elon Musk’s Starman mannequin in a Tesla roadster – 2018