Important Events From This day in History – 6th February

Today in History

• 1996 The crash of a Boeing 757 aircraft leaves no survivors

  The worst accident involving this type of aircraft occurred with Birgenair Flight 301.

• 1989 The Round Table Talks start in Poland

  The talks between the Polish government and the trade union Solidarno, or Solidarity in English, signaled the start of the end of communism in Eastern Europe.

• 1959 The first microchip is patented

  For his invention of the integrated circuit, Jack Kilby was awarded the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physics.

• 1952 Elizabeth II becomes Queen of the United Kingdom

  She succeeded her father, George VI, who died that day.

• 1840 New Zealand becomes a British colony

  While the Treaty of Waitangi is widely regarded as the country’s founding document, many Mor claims they were duped and unwittingly denied the right to govern the country.