1920 – A US Navy F5L seaplane took off from Hampton Roads, Virginia, using a radio compass for the first time. The pilots located and flew to the Battleship Ohio about 94 miles offshore.
http://www.history.navy.mil/today-in-history/july-6.html
1947 – The AK-47 went into production in the Soviet Union– the name stands for Automatic rifle Kalashnikov model of 1947.
http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2009/07/dayintech_0706/
1996 – AOL settled lawsuits in California that accused the company of misleading subscribers about monthly service charges.
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