April 6, First modern Olympic Games are held in Athens

1896 – First modern Olympic Games are held in Athens.

1909 – American explorer Robert E. Peary arrives in north Pole.

1917 – US enters World War I.

1919- Mahatma Gandhi calls for a countrywide (hartal) or general strike in India.

1941 – Germany invades Yugoslavia and Greece.

1992 – European Community recognize Bosnia and Herzegovina.

2005 – Election of Jalal Talabani President of Iraq.

Born today:

1929 – US composer and pianist Sir André Previn.

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