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Today is Friday, October 6th, the 279th day of 2023. There are 86 days left in the year. It is German-American Day, Garlic Lovers Day, National Mad Hatter Day, National Badger Day, National Coaches Day, National Noodle Day, and National Plus Size Appreciation Day.
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In 1539, Spain’s DeSoto expedition took over the Apalachee capital of Anhaica (what is now Tallahassee, Florida) for its winter quarters.
In 1683, German, Quaker, and Mennonite families arrived by ship in Philadelphia and founded the community that became known as Germantown.
In 1777, British forces captured Fort Clinton and Fort Montgomery on the Hudson River.
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