Talk:March 6

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March 6: Independence Day in Ghana (1957).

1521 - Ferdinand Magellan (pictured) and his crew reached Guam and were greeted by the Chamorros.
1836 - Texas Revolution: Mexican forces captured the Alamo after a 13-day siege.
1869 - Dmitri Mendeleev presented the first Periodic Table of Elements to the Russian Chemical Society.
1945 - Petru Groza of the Ploughmen's Front, a party closely associated with the Communists, became Prime Minister of Romania.
1987 - British ferry M/S Herald of Free Enterprise capsized while leaving the harbour of Zeebrugge, Belgium, killing 193 on board.

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