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On This Day for April 6 - Olympics revived, Raphael is featured, and more

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April 06

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Raphael

FEATURED EVENT

1896

Olympics revived

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2009: An earthquake struck near L'Aquila, Italy, causing extensive damage and killing more than 300 people. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about earthquakes.]

2009: American basketball player Michael Jordan, widely considered the game's greatest all-around player, was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. [See where Michael Jordan ranks on our list of the 10 greatest basketball players of all time.]

1992: Russian-born American author and biochemist Isaac Asimov , a highly successful and prolific writer of science fiction and of science books for the layperson, died at age 72. [Take our quiz about science fiction writers.]

1974: Swedish Europop group ABBA had their international breakthrough as they captured the top prize at the Eurovision Song Contest with Waterloo. [What is the legacy of ABBA in popular culture?]

1947: The Tony Awards were presented for the first time; notable winners included actress Ingrid Bergman, playwright Arthur Miller, and director Elia Kazan. [ Take our quiz about the history of theatre.]

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