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February 6

4 sourced moments from February 6 in history: Massachusetts ratifies the U.S. Constitution (1788); The Treaty of Waitangi Founds a Nation (1840); Titan I takes its first flight (1959), plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on February 6

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1971 Space · Space Exploration

Alan Shepard's Moon golf shots went 24 and 40 yards

Shepard claimed his lunar golf ball flew 'miles and miles and miles.' NASA's mission history puts his two shots at about 24 and 40 yards.

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1959 Technology · Engineering

Titan I takes its first flight

On a winter morning at Cape Canaveral, America's mightiest two-stage missile lifted off—carrying nothing but water where its warhead would go.

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1840 History · Modern

The Treaty of Waitangi Founds a Nation

On a single February morning in 1840, dozens of Maori chiefs and the British Crown signed the document that still defines New Zealand.

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1788 Society & Economy · Politics & Law

Massachusetts ratifies the U.S. Constitution

By a razor-thin vote, the Bay State said yes to the Constitution—but only after attaching a wish list that helped birth the Bill of Rights.

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