Today is Friday, Feb. 6, the 37th day of 2004. There are 329 days left in the year. On this date in

Today is Friday, Feb. 6, the 37th day of 2004. There are 329 days left in the year. On this date in 1952, Britain's King George VI dies; he is succeeded as reigning monarch by his daughter, Elizabeth II.
In 1756, America's third vice president, Aaron Burr, is born in Newark, N.J. In 1778, the United States wins official recognition from France with the signing of treaties in Paris. In 1788, Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. In 1895, baseball legend Babe Ruth is born in Baltimore. In 1899, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain is ratified by the U.S. Senate. In 1933, the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, the so-called "lame duck" amendment, is declared in effect. In 1959, the United States successfully test-fires for the first time a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile from Cape Canaveral, Fla. In 1992, 16 people are killed when a C-130 military transport plane crashes in Evansville, Ind. In 1993, tennis Hall-of-Famer and human rights advocate Arthur Ashe dies in New York at age 49. In 1998, President Clinton signs a bill changing the name of Washington National Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
February 6, 1979: Following Superintendent Robert Pond's recommendation, the Salem Board of Education votes to seek $2.1 million in bonds to construct a new elementary school and make additions to the Buckeye and Southeast schools.
Thirty-three parking meters are smashed in two off-street parking lots and 15 windows are broken in New Castle by vandals.
Iranian Prime Minister Shahpour Bakhtiar tells parliament he will remain in office until the next general election and dismisses an attempt by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to name his own government as "a joke."
February 6, 1964: Youngstown City Council passes a new city curfew ordinance for youths under 16 that carries a penalty for parents of violators instead of juvenile offenders.
Fire rages out of control for over four hours, destroying the two-story brick elementary school building at Plain Grove, Pa.
Mahoning County Community College could be operating in September 1965, Dr. Howard Jones, president of Youngstown University, says upon learning that the district college has been chartered by the state.
Improved railroad car demand boosts Youngstown Steel Door Co. sales and earnings to the highest level since 1957, President Emmet P. Dowling says.
February 6, 1954: Campbell Solicitor Paul R. VanSuch says he was offered $20,000 to call off his crackdown on gambling in the city.
A Bessemer-Hillsville, Pa., bus carrying four persons skids out of control on a steep New Castle hill and rolls over four times during a plunge down a 40-foot embankment. The driver and his three passengers escaped serious injuries.
Rodef Sholom Temple announces plans to build a $100,000 religious school and chapel addition to its temple on Elm Street, which was built in 1914.
February 6, 1929: The purchase price of one lot bought by Youngstown in 1927 for opening Erie Street was $3,600, more than twice what the lot had sold for only a few months before.
Members of Youngstown City Council and officials of Station WKBN are considering a proposal to broadcast council meetings every Monday evening.
More than $17 million was collected in Youngstown in 1928 for rent and $350,000 was lost to landlords through bad tenants, according to figures compiled by James R. Goldstein.