Today in History.....February 6

On this day in …

* 1778, the United States won official recognition from France with the signing of treaties in Paris

* 1899, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain was ratified by the U.S. Senate

* 1911, the first old-age home opens in Prescott, Arizona

* 1926, the NFL rules college students ineligible until to play before graduating

* 1933, the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, the so-called "lame duck" amendment, was declared in effect

* 1935, "Monopoly" board game goes on sale for first time

* 1952, Britain's King George VI died; he was succeeded as reigning monarch by his daughter, Elizabeth II

* 1959, the United States successfully test-fired for the first time a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile from Cape Canaveral, Fla.

* 1974, US House of Representatives begins determining grounds for impeachment of Nixon

* 1987, no-smoking rules take effect in federal buildings

* 1998, President Clinton signed a bill changing the name of Washington National Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, who was born on this day in 1911

* 2000, Ariel Sharon was elected Israeli prime minister in a landslide win over Ehud Barak