On this day, through history
On this day, July 6
- 371 BC, The Battle of Leuctra sees Theban general Epaminondas shatter Sparta's aura of military invincibility. Learn more →
- 1415, Czech reformer Jan Hus is condemned as a heretic by the Council of Constance and sentenced to burn at the stake. Learn more →
- 1785, The Continental Congress adopts the dollar as the official currency of the United States. Learn more →
- 1854, Anti-slavery activists hold the Republican Party's first state convention in Jackson, Michigan, founding a new political force. Learn more →)
- 1885, Louis Pasteur successfully administers his new rabies vaccine to nine-year-old bite victim Joseph Meister. Learn more →
- 1942, Anne Frank and her family go into hiding in a secret Amsterdam annex to evade Nazi deportation. Learn more →
- 1957, Althea Gibson becomes the first Black athlete to win a Wimbledon singles title, breaking a major color barrier in tennis. Learn more →
- 1988, The Piper Alpha oil platform explodes in the North Sea, killing 167 workers in the deadliest offshore disaster in history. Learn more →