Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/March 6
March 6: Independence Day in Ghana (1957); Great Lent begins in Eastern Christianity, Casimir Pulaski Day in Illinois (2006).
- 1521 - Ferdinand Magellan and his crew reached Guam and were greeted by the Chamorros.
- 1836 - Texas Revolution: Mexican forces captured the Alamo after a 13-day siege.
- 1857 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the Dred Scott Case, a landmark decision that led to several constitutional amendments.
- 1869 - Dmitri Mendeleev (pictured) presented the first Periodic Table of Elements to the Russian Chemical Society.
- 1987 - British ferry M/S Herald of Free Enterprise capsized while leaving the harbour of Zeebrugge, Belgium, killing 193 on board.
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