BITS OF HISTORY (FEBRUARY 6)

1922 : Cardinal Achille Ratti was elected Pope Pius XI. He succeeded Benedict XV.

1952 : King George VI's daughter, Elizabeth II, proclaimed Queen.

2004 : An apparent suicide bombing killed at least 40 people and injured more than 100 on an underground train during morning rush-hour in Moscow.

2016 : More than 100 people killed in Taiwan earthquake.