December 6 in history
Events on December 6
Notable events that happened on December 6 in past years.
- 2017
Donald Trump's administration officially announces the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Wikipedia article: Donald Trump - 2005
An Iranian Air Force C-130 military transport aircraft crashes into a ten-floor apartment building in a residential area of Tehran, killing all 94 on board and 12 more on the ground.
Wikipedia article: Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force - 1995
The United States Food and Drug Administration approves Saquinavir, the first protease inhibitor to treat HIV/AIDS. Within 2 years of its approval, annual deaths from AIDS in the United States fall from over 50,000 to approximately 18,000.
Wikipedia article: Food and Drug Administration - 1989
The École Polytechnique massacre (or Montreal Massacre): Marc Lépine, an anti-feminist gunman, murders 14 young women at the École Polytechnique in Montreal.
Wikipedia article: École Polytechnique massacre - 1977
South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country.
Wikipedia article: Bophuthatswana - 1971
Pakistan severs diplomatic relations with India, initiating the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
Wikipedia article: India–Pakistan war of 1971 - 1957
Project Vanguard: A launchpad explosion of Vanguard TV3 thwarts the first United States attempt to launch a satellite into Earth orbit.
Wikipedia article: Project Vanguard - 1933
In United States v. One Book Called Ulysses Judge John M. Woolsey rules that James Joyce's novel Ulysses is not obscene despite coarse language and sexual content, a leading decision affirming free expression.
Wikipedia article: United States v. One Book Called Ulysses - 1921
The Anglo-Irish Treaty is signed in London by British and Irish representatives.
Wikipedia article: Anglo-Irish Treaty - 1917
World War I: USS Jacob Jones is the first American destroyer to be sunk by enemy action when it is torpedoed by German submarine SM U-53.
Wikipedia article: USS Jacob Jones (DD-61) - 1907
A coal mine explosion at Monongah, West Virginia, kills 362 workers.
Wikipedia article: Monongah mining disaster - 1884
The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., is completed.
Wikipedia article: Washington Monument - 1790
The U.S. Congress moves from New York City to Philadelphia.
Wikipedia article: United States Congress - 1534
The city of Quito in Ecuador is founded by Spanish settlers led by Sebastián de Belalcázar.
- 1060
Béla I is crowned king of Hungary.
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