February 6 in history: • 1778 – France and the United States signed the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance, respectively establishing commercial and military ties between the two nations. → go there • 1806 – Napoleonic Wars: A British naval squadron captured or destroyed five French ships of the line at the Battle of San Domingo (pictured) in the Caribbean Sea. → go there • 1918 – Conscientious objector Henry Firth died in a work camp on Dartmoor, England, triggering a strike over living conditions. → go there • 1951 – A train derailed while crossing a temporary wooden trestle in Woodbridge, New Jersey, causing 85 deaths. → go there • 1976 – Lockheed Corporation president Carl Kotchian admitted that the company had paid out approximately US$3 million in bribes to the office of Japanese prime minister Kakuei Tanaka. → go there Died 1833: Pierre André Latreille Wiki link Born 1931: Maria Mies Wiki link Born 1981: Juan Sartori Wiki link Died 2011: Gary Moore Wiki link Pictured: Battle of San Domingo.