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Celebration of Tartan Day approved by the US Senate
Celebration of Tartan Day approved by the US Senate In 1998 the US Senate designated 6 April each year as Tartan Day in recognition of the monumental achievements and invaluable contributions made by Scottish Americans. …

Death of Henry Ford, automobile production pioneer and son of Irish immigrants
Death of Henry Ford, automobile production pioneer and son of Irish immigrants Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist and business magnate. As founder of the Ford Motor Company, he is credited as a pioneer in making automobiles affordable for middle-class Americans through the Fordism system. …

Pay As You Earn Income Tax introduced for the first time in Scotland
Pay As You Earn Income Tax introduced for the first time in Scotland Devised by Sir Paul Chambers, PAYE was introduced into the UK in 1944, following trials in 1940–1941. As with many of the United Kingdom’s institutional arrangements, the way in which the state collects income tax through PAYE owes much of its form and structure to the peculiarities of the era in which it was devised. …

Birth in Armagh of Ian Paisley, clergyman and Unionist politician
Birth in Armagh of Ian Paisley, clergyman and Unionist politician Ian Richard Kyle Paisley, Baron Bannside (6 April 1926 – 12 September 2014) was a politician and church minister in Northern Ireland. He founded the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in 1971 and was its leader until May 2008. …

Actor Barry Macollum is born
Actor Barry Macollum is born Barry Macollum, born on April 6, 1889, in what is now Northern Ireland, established a distinguished career as an actor in the United States, notably in both film and television. His career spanned several decades, during which he became known for his versatile roles in a variety of films and TV shows. …

James Augustine Healy, the 1st black Roman Catholic bishop in America James Augustine Healy (April 6, 1830 – August 5, 1900) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the first known African American to serve as a Catholic priest or bishop. With his predominantly European ancestry, Healy passed for a white man and identified as such. …

Declaration of Arbroath
Declaration of Arbroath The Declaration of Arbroath is the name usually given to a letter, dated 6 April 1320 at Arbroath, written by Scottish barons and addressed to Pope John XXII. …

Welsh Parliament declares war on England.
Welsh Parliament declares war on England. The conquest of Wales by Edward I took place between 1277 and 1283. It is sometimes referred to as the Edwardian conquest of Wales, to distinguish it from the earlier (but partial) Norman conquest of Wales. In two campaigns, in 1277 and 1282–83, respectively, Edward I of England first greatly reduced the territory of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (“Llywelyn the Last”), and then completely overran it, as well as the other remaining Welsh principalities. …