This Day in History

September 6th in History

The Pilgrims set sail on the Mayflower and the first Piggly Wiggly opens! Joseph Kennedy, Claire Chennault, and Jane Curtin are born; Arthur Rackham, Akira Kurosawa, and Madeline L'Engle die. Happy National Coffee Ice Cream Day!

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Quote of the Day

Frances Wright, writer, feminist, abolitionist, born September 6, 1795

"Until women assume the place in society which good sense and good feeling alike assign to them, human improvement must advance but feebly."

Frances Wright, writer, feminist, abolitionist born September 6, 1795