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February 6
1788Massachusetts ratified the U.S. Constitution, becoming the sixth state to join the Union. 1804Joseph Priestley, British chemist, died. His work on the isolation of gases led him to discover oxygen in 1774. 1899The Spanish-American War ended when a peace treaty between Spain and the United States was signed. 1933The 20th Amendment to the Constitution, which set the date for the president's inauguration on Jan. 20, was adopted. 1935The popular board game Monopoly® went on sale for the first time. 1952Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain. 1971Astronaut Alan B. Shepard hit a golf ball and Edgar Mitchell threw a "javelin" on the moon. They landed in the same crater and remain on the Moon today. 2001Ariel Sharon was elected prime minister of Israel. 
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