The television show 'Seinfeld' premiered as a summer replacement series on NBC
Originally titled 'The Seinfeld Chronicles,' the pilot episode aired to modest ratings and mixed reviews. NBC was reluctant to pick it up, ordering on...
July 6 in History
Significant events that happened on this day.
Historical Events
1989
1988
The Piper Alpha oil platform exploded in the North Sea, killing 167 workers
A gas leak led to a catastrophic explosion on the world's largest oil production platform off the coast of Scotland. The disaster remains the deadlies...
1957
John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time at a church fete in Liverpool
MajorSixteen-year-old John Lennon was performing with his band The Quarrymen at St. Peter's Church garden fete when fifteen-year-old Paul McCartney watched...
1957
Althea Gibson became the first Black athlete to win Wimbledon
MajorGibson defeated Darlene Hard in straight sets to win the ladies' singles championship, breaking the color barrier at tennis's most prestigious tournam...
1933
The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played at Comiskey Park in Chicago
Babe Ruth hit a two-run home run to lead the American League to a 4-2 victory over the National League. What was planned as a one-time event during th...
1923
The first Major League Baseball game was broadcast on radio in Cleveland
WEAR radio in Cleveland aired the Indians vs. Yankees game, though earlier broadcasts had occurred in other cities. This marked a turning point in how...
1885
Louis Pasteur successfully tested the first rabies vaccine on a human
MajorNine-year-old Joseph Meister became the first person to receive Pasteur's experimental rabies vaccine after being bitten by a rabid dog. The boy survi...
1809
Napoleon Bonaparte annexed the Papal States and imprisoned Pope Pius VII
After the Pope refused to cooperate with Napoleon's Continental System, French troops occupied Rome and the Pope was arrested. Pius VII was held priso...
1785
The dollar was unanimously chosen as the monetary unit for the United States
The Continental Congress made the dollar the official currency of the new nation, beating out other proposed names. The decision was partly influenced...
1535
Sir Thomas More was beheaded for refusing to accept King Henry VIII as head of the Church of England
MajorThe former Lord Chancellor of England was executed on Tower Hill after refusing to acknowledge Henry VIII's supremacy over the Pope. His final words o...
1483
Richard III was crowned King of England after declaring his nephews illegitimate
Richard seized the throne from his twelve-year-old nephew Edward V, who was supposed to inherit the crown. He claimed his brother's marriage was inval...
1189
Richard I (Richard the Lionheart) became King of England
Upon the death of his father Henry II, Richard ascended to the throne and would become one of medieval England's most famous monarchs. He spent only s...