On February 6, 1998, the music world mourned the loss of Carl Wilson, a founding member of the iconic band The Beach Boys, who passed away at the age of 51 in Los Angeles.

On February 6, 1998, Austrian pop star Falco is killed when his rental car is struck by a bus while he was vacationing in the Dominican Republic.

In his State of the Union address, President Ronald Reagan defines some of the key concepts of his foreign policy, establishing what comes to be known as the “Reagan Doctrine.

How did a 'This Is Your Life' surprise for footballer Danny Blanchflower backfire so badly and end with the Tottenham Hotspur star storming off the set?

A British European Airways flight crashes just after takeoff from the Munich Airport.

On February 6, 1952, Britain experienced a profound moment in its history with the passing of King George VI at Sandringham House in Norfolk, England.

Wary of his growing antiwar attitude, Benito Mussolini removes Count Galeazzo Ciano, his son-in-law, as head of Italy’s foreign ministry and takes over the duty himself.

John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men, the story of the bond between two migrant workers, is published.

On January 23, 1933, Secretary of State Henry Stimson officially proclaimed the 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution, marking a significant shift in American political life.

On February 6, 1928, a woman calling herself Anastasia Tschaikovsky and claiming to be the youngest daughter of the murdered Russian czar Nicholas II arrives in New York City.