Daily Calendar for Thursday, February 6, 2025

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