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Friday, March 06th 2026

Events:

1836   Texan volunteers are defeated at The Alamo

1869   Dmitri Mendeleev presents the first periodic table

1964   New world record for the mile (3 minutes 56 seconds) set by Tom O'hara.

1981   Walter Cronkite's last CBS Evening News Broadcast

Famous Birthdays:

1475   Michelango (Italian artist)

1619   Cyrano De Bergerac (Author)

1806   Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Poet)

1923   Ed McMahon (Late Show TV announcer)

1945   Rob Reiner (Director)

1959   Tom Arnold (Actor)

1972   Shaquille O'Neal (Basketball Player)

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