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What happened in history on this day: December 6?
On December 6 in ...
- 1746 - The government of the colony of New York authorizes a lottery to raise 2250 pounds for advancement of learning and toward founding of a college. This is the start of Columbia University.
- 1790 - US Congress meets in Philadelphia, new temporary US capitol.
- 1820 - US President James Monroe is re-elected, with Daniel D Tompkins as Vice-President.
- 1825 - US President John Adams suggests establishment of a US observatory.
- 1849 - Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery in Maryland.
- 1862 - US President Abraham Lincoln orders hanging of 39 Santee Sioux Indians.
- 1864 - Battle of Deveaux's Neck, South Carolina.
- 1866 - Chicago water supply tunnel 3,227 metres into Lake Michigan is completed.
- 1875 - 44th US Congress (1875-77) convenes.
- 1876 - First crematorium in US begins operation, in Washington, Pennsylvania.
- 1876 - City of Anaheim, California, incorporated for second time.
- 1877 - First sound recording is made (Thomas Edison).
- 1877 - Washington Post publishes first edition.
- 1884 - In Washington, D.C., the monument to president George Washington, a tower of white marble with an aluminum capstone, is completed.
- 1904 - Theodore Roosevelt confirms Monroe-doctrine (Roosevelt Corollary).
- 1907 - Coal mine explosions in Monongah, West Virginia, kills 361.
- 1922 - First electric power line commercial carrier in US, in Utica, New York.
- 1941 - New York City Council agrees to build Idlewild (Kennedy) Airport in Queens.
- 1944 - US 95th Infantry division reaches German Westwall.
- 1957 - First US attempt to launch a satellite fails - Vanguard rocket blows up.
- 1957 - AFL-CIO votes to expel Teamsters (re-admitted in October 1987).
- 1958 - US lunar probe Pioneer 3 reaches 107,269 km, falls back.
- 1962 - US abandons Skybolt ballistic missile program.
- 1969 - 300,000 attend the Altamont, California, rock concert featuring The Rolling Stones.
- 1973 - Gerald Ford sworn-in as first unelected US Vice-President, succeeds Spiro T Agnew.
- 1975 - US President Gerald Ford and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger meet with Indonesian president Suharto, agreeing to a planned attack on East Timor.
- 1985 - United Kingdom joins US Strategic Defence Initiative project.
- 1987 - Three satanist Missouri teenagers bludgeon comrade to death for "fun".
- 1994 - Orange County, California, files for bankruptcy, due to risky investments.
- 2000 - Infogrames of France acquires Hasbro Interactive of the USA for US$5 million cash and US$95 million in stock.
- 2004 - Terrorists attack the U.S. Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, killing several people.
- 2008 - The University of Hawaii activates a new telescope designed specifically to look for dangerous asteroids under 1km diameter.
- 2017 - The United States officially recognises Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
- 2021 - The United States announces a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing in response to China's human rights record.
Births on December 6
- 1884 - Birth of Rose Schneiderman in New York, USA; Department of Labor Secretary (1937-44).
- 1900 - Birth of Agnes Moorehead in Clinton, Massachusetts, USA; actress (Mercury Players radio show, Suspense, The Mayor of the Town, Endora - Bewitched, The Wild Wild West (Emmy award)).
- 1913 - Birth of Eleanor Holm in New York City, New York, USA; 100 metre backstroke swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932).
- 1920 - Birth of Dave Brubeck in Concord, California, USA; jazz pianist/composer ("Gates of Justice").
- 1924 - Birth of Susan Foster in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (Sierra).
- 1924 - Birth of Wally Cox in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actor (Mr. Peepers TV show, The Adventures of Hiram Holiday), panelist (Hollywood Squares).
- 1925 - Birth of Francine Irving Neff; US Treasurer (1974-77).
- 1928 - Birth of Bobby Van AKA Robert Stein in New York City, New York, USA; singer/dancer/actor/host (Hollywood Palace, Showoffs TV show, The Fun Factory, Make Me Laugh, Tattletales, Match Game).
- 1929 - Birth of King Moody in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Shtarker - Get Smart).
- 1932 - Birth of Don King in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; boxing promoter (Muhammud Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson).
- 1940 - Birth of Steve Alaimo in Rochester, New York, USA; rocker (Mashed Potatoes).
- 1941 - Birth of Helen Cornelius in Hannibal, Missouri, USA; country singer (Nashville on the Road).
- 1942 - Birth of Leonard Borisoff AKA Len Barry in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; rocker (Bristol Stomp).
- 1945 - Birth of James Naughton in Middletown, Connecticut, USA; actor (Trauma Center, Making the Grade, Stranger is Watching).
- 1948 - Birth of JoBeth Williams in Houston, Texas, USA; actress (Kramer versus Kramer, Poltergeist, Miss Match, Payne, Guiding Light).
- 1952 - Birth of Terence Knox in Richland, Washington, USA; actor (Peter - St. Elsewhere).
- 1953 - Birth of Gina Hecht in Winter Park, Florida, USA; actress (Melanie - Hizzoner, Mork and Mindy).
- 1953 - Birth of Thomas Hulce in Plymouth, Michigan, USA; actor (Amadeus, Equus, Echo Park).
- 1953 - Birth of Kin Shriner in New York City, New York, USA, twin brother of Wil Shriner; actor (Scott - General Hospital, Rituals, Justice League, Port Charles, As the World Turns, Young and the Restless).
- 1953 - Birth of Wil Shriner in New York City, New York, USA, twin brother of Kin Shriner; comedian, talk show host (Wil Shriner Show).
- 1954 - Birth of Miles Chapin in New York City, New York, USA; actor (French Postcards, Get Crazy, Funhouse).
- 1955 - Birth of Bill Lloyd in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA; singer (Foster and Lloyd - "Crazy Over You").
- 1955 - Birth of Tish Hinojosa in San Antonio, Texas, USA; country singer ("Something in the Rain").
- 1956 - Birth of Randy Rhoads in Santa Monica, California, USA; rocker (Ozzy Osbourne - "Flying High Again").
- 1963 - Birth of Janine Turner in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; actress (Maggie - Northern Exposure).
- 1967 - Birth of Kevin Appier in Lancaster, California, USA; pitcher (Kansas City Royals).
- 1967 - Birth of Spanky Marcus in Hollywood, California, USA; actor (Jimmy Joe - Mary Hartman).
- 1976 - Birth of Lindsay Price in Arcadia, California; actress (The Bold and the Beautiful, All My Children, Pepper Dennis, Beverly Hills 90210).
Deaths on December 6
- 1889 - Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America (1861-65), dies at age 81.
- 1949 - Death of Huddie William Ledbetter AKA Leadbelly at age 60 of Lou Gehrig's disease in New York City, New York, USA; blues and folk singer ("Midnight Special", "Rock Island Line", "Goodnight Irene").
- 1961 - Death of Adam Pietz, sculptor, medalist, engraver, etcher, assistant engraver at the US Mint (1927-1946).
- 1970 - Thomas S Power, US Air Force-General (Raid on Tokyo-March 1945), dies at age 65.
- 1985 - Death of Burr Tillstrom at age 68 of heart failure; puppeteer (Kukla Fran and Ollie TV show).
- 1988 - Death of Roy Orbison at age 52 of a heart attack near Nashville, Tennessee, USA; singer ("Oh, Pretty Woman", "Only the Lonely", The Traveling Wilburys).
- 1989 - Death of Frances Bavier at age 86 of a heart attack; actress (Aunt Bee - The Andy Griffith Show).
- 1996 - [Alvin] Pete Rozelle, American commissioner (NFL), dies at age 70 (born 1926).
- 2008 - US heiress Martha "Sunny" von Bulow dies at age 76 in New York, following 28 years in a coma.
- 2014 - Death of Ralph H. Baer, American video game pioneer (born 1922).
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