December 6
1790 - Congress relocated from Philadelphia to New York City.
1865 - The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, abolishing slavery, was ratified when Georgia became the 27th state to endorse it.
1884 - Construction of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. was completed.
1889 - Jefferson Davis, the first and only president of the Confederate States of America, died in New Orleans.
1907 - The worst mining disaster in U.S. history occurred as 362 men and boys died in a coal mine explosion in Monongah, West Virginia.
1917 - Some 2,000 people were killed when an explosives-laden French cargo ship, the Mont Blanc, collided with the Norwegian vessel Imo at the harbor in Halifax, Nova Scotia, setting off a blast that devastated the Canadian city.
1917 - Finland declared independence from Russia.
1922 - The Anglo-Irish Treaty, which established the Irish Free State, came into force one year to the day after it was signed in London.
1923 - President Calvin Coolidge gave the first presidential address over radio.
1926 - French impressionist painter Claude Monet died at age 86.
1947 - Everglades National Park in Florida was dedicated by President Harry S. Truman.
1957 - America's first attempt at putting a satellite into orbit failed as Vanguard TV3 rose about four feet off the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida before crashing back down and exploding.
1962 - Thirty-seven coal miners were killed in an explosion at the Robena No. 3 Mine operated by U.S. Steel in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania.
1969 - A free concert by The Rolling Stones at the Altamont Speedway in Alameda County, California, was marred by the deaths of four people, including one who was stabbed by a Hell’s Angel.
1973 - House minority leader Gerald R. Ford was sworn in as vice president of the United States, replacing Spiro T. Agnew who had resigned.
1992 - The destruction of a mosque in India by Hindu extremists set off two months of Muslim-Hindu fighting that claimed at least 2,000 lives.
1998 - Hugo Chavez is elected president of Venezuela.
2012 - Marijuana possession became legal in Washington state, the day a measure approved by voters to regulate marijuana like alcohol took effect.
2017 - President Donald Trump declared Jerusalem to be Israel’s capital, defying warnings from the Palestinians and others around the world that he would be destroying hopes for Mideast peace.
2017 - Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he would seek reelection, putting him on track to become Russia’s longest-serving ruler since Soviet dictator Josef Stalin.
2021 - The Justice Department said it was ending its investigation into the 1955 lynching of the Black teenager Emmett Till, who was killed after witnesses said he whistled at a white woman in Mississippi.
2021 - The Biden administration reinstated a Trump-era policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court.
Birthdays
26 - Stefanie Scott (actress)
28 - Giannis Antetokounmpo (basketball player)
30 - Johnny Manziel (football player)
31 - CoCo Vandeweghe (tennis player)
32 - Stormi Henley (model)
37 - Dulce Maria (actress)
38 - Nora Kirkpatrick (actress)
41 - Ashley Madekwe (actress)
46 - Lindsay Price (actress)
46 - Colleen Haskell (actress)
55 - Judd Apatow (director)
60 - Janine Turner (actress)
67 - Steven Wright (comedian)
68 - Miles Chapin (actor)
69 - Tom Hulce (actor)
69 - Wil Shriner (actor)
69 - Kin Shriner (actor)
74 - JoBeth Williams (actress)
77 - James Naughton (actor)
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Today in Sports History - December 6
1939 - Cockeye running back Nile Kinnick wins the Heisman Trophy.
1960 - Gene Autry and Bob Reynolds were granted the Los Angeles Angels baseball franchise by the American League.
1961 - Syracuse running back Ernie Davis becomes the first African American winner of the Heisman Trophy.
1975 - Ohio State running back Archie Griffin wins the Heisman Trophy.
1986 - Miami (FL) quarterback Vinny Testaverde wins the Heisman Trophy.
1990 - The National Hockey League granted a membership to the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Ottawa Senators.
1992 - San Francisco 49ers wide receiver establishes a new NFL record with his 102nd career touchdown reception.
1997 - #2 Nebraska defeats #14 Texas A&M 54-15 to win the Big 12 Championship Game in San Antonio, Texas.
2018 - Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry explodes fro a franchise record 238 yards and four touchdowns in a 30-9 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars; during the game, Henry recorded a 99-yard touchdown run to tie Tony Dorsett for longest rush in NFL history.
2021 - The White House said the U.S. would stage a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing to protest Chinese human rights abuses; U.S. athletes would compete, but no U.S. dignitaries would be sent to attend the games.
1790 - Congress relocated from Philadelphia to New York City.
1865 - The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, abolishing slavery, was ratified when Georgia became the 27th state to endorse it.
1884 - Construction of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. was completed.
1889 - Jefferson Davis, the first and only president of the Confederate States of America, died in New Orleans.
1907 - The worst mining disaster in U.S. history occurred as 362 men and boys died in a coal mine explosion in Monongah, West Virginia.
1917 - Some 2,000 people were killed when an explosives-laden French cargo ship, the Mont Blanc, collided with the Norwegian vessel Imo at the harbor in Halifax, Nova Scotia, setting off a blast that devastated the Canadian city.
1917 - Finland declared independence from Russia.
1922 - The Anglo-Irish Treaty, which established the Irish Free State, came into force one year to the day after it was signed in London.
1923 - President Calvin Coolidge gave the first presidential address over radio.
1926 - French impressionist painter Claude Monet died at age 86.
1947 - Everglades National Park in Florida was dedicated by President Harry S. Truman.
1957 - America's first attempt at putting a satellite into orbit failed as Vanguard TV3 rose about four feet off the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida before crashing back down and exploding.
1962 - Thirty-seven coal miners were killed in an explosion at the Robena No. 3 Mine operated by U.S. Steel in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania.
1969 - A free concert by The Rolling Stones at the Altamont Speedway in Alameda County, California, was marred by the deaths of four people, including one who was stabbed by a Hell’s Angel.
1973 - House minority leader Gerald R. Ford was sworn in as vice president of the United States, replacing Spiro T. Agnew who had resigned.
1992 - The destruction of a mosque in India by Hindu extremists set off two months of Muslim-Hindu fighting that claimed at least 2,000 lives.
1998 - Hugo Chavez is elected president of Venezuela.
2012 - Marijuana possession became legal in Washington state, the day a measure approved by voters to regulate marijuana like alcohol took effect.
2017 - President Donald Trump declared Jerusalem to be Israel’s capital, defying warnings from the Palestinians and others around the world that he would be destroying hopes for Mideast peace.
2017 - Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he would seek reelection, putting him on track to become Russia’s longest-serving ruler since Soviet dictator Josef Stalin.
2021 - The Justice Department said it was ending its investigation into the 1955 lynching of the Black teenager Emmett Till, who was killed after witnesses said he whistled at a white woman in Mississippi.
2021 - The Biden administration reinstated a Trump-era policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court.
Birthdays
26 - Stefanie Scott (actress)
28 - Giannis Antetokounmpo (basketball player)
30 - Johnny Manziel (football player)
31 - CoCo Vandeweghe (tennis player)
32 - Stormi Henley (model)
37 - Dulce Maria (actress)
38 - Nora Kirkpatrick (actress)
41 - Ashley Madekwe (actress)
46 - Lindsay Price (actress)
46 - Colleen Haskell (actress)
55 - Judd Apatow (director)
60 - Janine Turner (actress)
67 - Steven Wright (comedian)
68 - Miles Chapin (actor)
69 - Tom Hulce (actor)
69 - Wil Shriner (actor)
69 - Kin Shriner (actor)
74 - JoBeth Williams (actress)
77 - James Naughton (actor)
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Today in Sports History - December 6
1939 - Cockeye running back Nile Kinnick wins the Heisman Trophy.
1960 - Gene Autry and Bob Reynolds were granted the Los Angeles Angels baseball franchise by the American League.
1961 - Syracuse running back Ernie Davis becomes the first African American winner of the Heisman Trophy.
1975 - Ohio State running back Archie Griffin wins the Heisman Trophy.
1986 - Miami (FL) quarterback Vinny Testaverde wins the Heisman Trophy.
1990 - The National Hockey League granted a membership to the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Ottawa Senators.
1992 - San Francisco 49ers wide receiver establishes a new NFL record with his 102nd career touchdown reception.
1997 - #2 Nebraska defeats #14 Texas A&M 54-15 to win the Big 12 Championship Game in San Antonio, Texas.
2018 - Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry explodes fro a franchise record 238 yards and four touchdowns in a 30-9 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars; during the game, Henry recorded a 99-yard touchdown run to tie Tony Dorsett for longest rush in NFL history.
2021 - The White House said the U.S. would stage a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing to protest Chinese human rights abuses; U.S. athletes would compete, but no U.S. dignitaries would be sent to attend the games.
