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July 6 in History Highlights and Notable Birthdays
On this date in 1923 the USSR was formed and several events mark the day across history. Notable items include the capture of pirate Captain Kidd in 1699, the fall of Fort Ticonderoga in 1777, and Louis Armstrong’s death in 1971. Birthdays listed: Merv Griffin and Janet Leigh.
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Associated Press
Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics
William Kidd
Boston
England
John Burgoyne
Ft. Ticonderoga
N.Y
Republic of Texas
Washington
Atlantic
New York
Roosevelt Field
Hartford
Conn
Nicaragua
Jersey City
N.J
Ramsey Clark
Louis Armstrong
Merv Griffin
Janet Leigh