February 6

On This Day In History
	1952: Ascension of Elizabeth II Elizabeth II, who celebrated her Golden Jubilee in 2002, ascended the throne of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland this day in 1952, following the death of her father, King George VI.
Elizabeth II, 1985
Biography Of The Day
	Ronald Reagan Born this day in 1911, Ronald Reagan, the 40th U.S. president (1981–89), was known for his fervent anticommunism, staunch conservatism, and appealing personal style that earned him the nickname the "Great Communicator."
Ronald Reagan
More Events On This Day In History
1919	1919 A German constitutional assembly met to form the Weimar Republic.
1862	1862 Union naval commodore Andrew Foote, leading a flotilla of ironclads, captured Fort Henry, Tennessee, a strategic Confederate position during the American Civil War.
	1840 Maori tribes of New Zealand signed the Treaty of Waitangi with Great Britain, a historic agreement purported to protect Maori rights that was the immediate basis of the British annexation of New Zealand.
	46 Julius Caesar's forces delivered the final blow against supporters of Pompey the Great at the Battle of Thapsus.