The Associated PressThe American Thunderbolt fighter squadron which have destroyed more than 200 German planes to date, have added to their score when they escorted American heavies in bombing raids on French airfields in France on Feb. 6, 1944. Pilots of the best flight in the crack Thunderbolt squadron from left to right: Lieutenant Joe Powers, Lieutenant Joe Hamilton, Captain Robert Johnson, Lieutenant Andrew B. Stauss and Lieutenant Joseph H. Perry.
The Associated PressEight month old Andrea Whalen holds trick rabbit that causes the television set to change channels when bunny is pressed and squeaks on Feb. 6, 1961. Set has a remote control device which is evidently activated by squeak from rabbit.- The Associated PressLondoners crowd round the window of the Associated Press bureau in Farringdon Street, London, England on Feb. 6, 1952, to read of the death of King George VI.
- The Associated PressA portrait of Alexander Graham Bell, Feb. 6, 1912.
- The Associated PressBritish housewives toss pancakes in skillets as they run through the streets of Olney, England, in the community's annual race which follows a 500-year-old tradition, Feb. 6, 1951. Mrs. Isabel Dix, 22, extreme right, won the race covering the 415 yards from the Parish pump to the door of Sts. Peter and Paul church in one minute, 12.1 seconds.
- The Associated PressRetired racehorse Seabiscuit is led by owner Charles Howard in front of a lifesize bronze statue of the Thoroughbred by sculptor Hulette "Tex" Wheeler, left, in the east grandstand gardens at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Ca., on Feb. 5, 1941. The statue will be unveiled Feb. 6.
- The Associated PressThe BEA Elizabethan Airliner, bringing the Manchester United Football team home from Yugoslavia, burns in a field near Munich, Germany, Feb. 6, 1958, after crashing and bursting into flames in an attempted take-off from Munich Airport. On board were a crew of six and 38 passengers, including the football players who played the European Cup Quarter final match against Red Star Belgrade.
- The Associated PressEdward Colby Widdis, Associated Press San Francisco photographer is ready for assignment with the Army en route to Australia, Feb. 6, 1942.
- The Associated PressThe 21st Annual Eating and Oratorical Contest, staged by the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America, was held in the Hotel Commodore in New York on Feb. 6, 1944. From left to right: Chip Royal, of AP; Fred Weatherly, of the Mirror; Arthur Patterson, of the Herald-Tribune; and John Drebinger, of The Times, do a skit The Bumming of Berlin.
- The Associated PressComedian Milton Berle is the siren of the Nile during "The Milton Berle Show" on Feb. 6, 1962. The television show will be aired in color on Friday, March 9 on NBC-TV.
- Green, The Associated PressA battalion of photographers wrapped up in diverse costumes during a snowy session of the Winter Olympics on the St. Moritz ice stadium, Feb. 6, 1948, St. Moritz, Switzerland.
- Henry Griffin, The Associated PressSen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) holds up a live Alaska king crab as he tells a Washington news conference, he wants to extend the present 12-mile offshore territorial limit for foreign fishing fleets to 200 miles, Feb. 6, 1974. "Alaska has 30,000 jobs at stake in fishing and fishery-related industries and every year the problem gets more serious, and now is the time for strong action," Stevens said. (AP Photo/Henry Griffin)
- The Associated PressA loaded amphibian tows a broken down lorry, also loaded with refugees, during rescue operations on the devastated Zuid Beveland, Holland, Feb. 6, 1953. Gale force Spring tides, which swamped European coastlines, on the night of Jan. 31, caused extensive damage in low-lying Holland, where the known death toll already exceeds 1,200.
- Edward Kitch, The Associated PressA portable television set can be raised or lowered to any height with this new stand, demonstrated by Carol Smith at the China Glass and Gift Market in Chicago, Ill., Feb. 6, 1963. The stand, designed to hold a 19-inch TV set, is brass plated and lacquered, with chains and hooks to carry the set.
- The Associated PressFormer Olympic figure skater, Alain Calmet of France, is seen after lighting the Olympic Flame during the opening ceremony of the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, Feb. 6, 1968.
- Alan Greth, The Associated PressActor Todd Bridges peers through a glass enclosure during his arraignment in a courtroom, Monday, Feb. 6, 1989, Los Angeles, Calif. Bridges, once a star of the TV series Diff'rent Strokes, was ordered held without bail on an attempted murder charge and a judge declared him a danger to the community.
- The Associated PressA Marine carries a seriously wounded child from the ruins of a house in Hue, Vietnam, Feb. 6, 1968.
- The Associated PressImage shows piles of waste on a New York City street on the third day of a strike by sanitation workers. Feb. 6, 1968.
- Ed Widdis, The Associated PressActor Clint Eastwood and actress Barbra Streisand admire their Golden Globes after they were presented to them at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Golden Globes Awards in Hollywood, California on Feb. 6, 1971. They both won their awards for being named World Film Favorites.
- The Associated PressA tractor with front and blade pushes the burning hulk of another tractor out of the Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 1979 in to clear the way for a tractorcade from the Mall area to the White House. The farmers set fire to the tractor earlier in the day when they were prevented from leaving the Mall area.
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The American Thunderbolt fighter squadron which have destroyed more than 200 German planes to date, have added to their score when they escorted American heavies in bombing raids on French airfields in France on Feb. 6, 1944. Pilots of the best flight in the crack Thunderbolt squadron from left to right: Lieutenant Joe Powers, Lieutenant Joe Hamilton, Captain Robert Johnson, Lieutenant Andrew B. Stauss and Lieutenant Joseph H. Perry.
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By Glen Barber | The Denver Post
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Getting your player ready...
A selection of photos from around the world of events that happened on February 6.
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