Today in History.....March 6

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* 1834, the city of York in Upper Canada was incorporated as Toronto

* 1836, Mexican forces captured the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, killing the last of 187 defenders who had held out in the fortified mission for 13 days. Famous frontiersman Davy Crockett was among those killed on the final day.

* 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its landmark ruling that black slave Dred Scott could not sue for his freedom in a federal court, even though his white master had died in a "free" state

* 1930, prepackaged frozen food produced by the company set up by Clarence Birdseye went on sale for the first time in 10 stores in Springfield Massachusetts

* 1944, during World War II, American bombers flying from Britain began the first daytime attacks on Berlin

* 1967, Svetlana Alliluyeva, Stalin's daughter, requested asylum at the United States embassy in New Delhi

* 1981, Walter Cronkite signed off for the last time as principal anchorman of "The CBS Evening News"

* 1996, a federal appeals court struck down Washington state's ban on doctor-assisted suicide. ALSO: Lamar! Alexander and Dick Lugar announced they were dropping out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination