December 6
1865 - The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, abolishing slavery, was ratified when Georgia became the 27th state to support it.
1884 - Construction of the Washington Monument 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 at least 361 men and boys died in a coal mine explosion in Monongah, West Virginia.
1917 - More than 1,700 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.
1923 - A presidential address was broadcast on radio for the first time as Calvin Coolidge spoke before Congress.
1926 - French impressionist painter Claude Monet died at age 86.
1957 - America’s first attempt at putting a satellite into orbit failed as Vanguard TV3 rose about four feet off a Cape Canaveral launch pad before crashing down and exploding.
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 member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club that was hired to provide concert security.
1973 - House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford was sworn in as vice president, succeeding 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.
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.
2018 - Kevin Hart announced that he had stepped down as Oscars host following an outcry over anti-gay tweets and comments he had made in the past.
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.
2022 - Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election that ensured Democrats an outright majority in the Senate for the rest of President Joe Biden's term.
Birthdays
27 - Sabrina Ionescu (basketball player)
28 - Stefanie Scott (actress)
29 - Molly Gordon (actress)
30 - Giannis Antetokounmpo (basketball player)
32 - Johnny Manziel (football player)
34 - Stormi Henley (model)
39 - Dulce Maria (actress)
52 - Sarah Rafferty (actress)
57 - Judd Apatow (writer/actor)
62 - Janine Turner (actress)
68 - Peter Buck (musician)
69 - Steven Wright (comedian)
71 - Tom Hulce (actor)
76 - JoBeth Williams (actress)
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Today in Sports History - December 6
1939 - Iowa 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 to win the Heisman Trophy.
1975 - Ohio State running back Archie Griffin wins the Heisman Trophy.
1986 - Miami 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 Jerry Rice catches his NFL record 101st career touchdown pass.
1992 - Barry Bonds signs a record $43 million contract with the San Francisco Giants.
2018 - Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry rushes for 238 yards and four touchdowns in a win over the Jacksonville Jaguars; included in that total was a 99-yard touchdown run, tying Dallas Cowboys hall of famer Tony Dorsett for longest rush in NFL history.
1865 - The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, abolishing slavery, was ratified when Georgia became the 27th state to support it.
1884 - Construction of the Washington Monument 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 at least 361 men and boys died in a coal mine explosion in Monongah, West Virginia.
1917 - More than 1,700 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.
1923 - A presidential address was broadcast on radio for the first time as Calvin Coolidge spoke before Congress.
1926 - French impressionist painter Claude Monet died at age 86.
1957 - America’s first attempt at putting a satellite into orbit failed as Vanguard TV3 rose about four feet off a Cape Canaveral launch pad before crashing down and exploding.
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 member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club that was hired to provide concert security.
1973 - House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford was sworn in as vice president, succeeding 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.
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.
2018 - Kevin Hart announced that he had stepped down as Oscars host following an outcry over anti-gay tweets and comments he had made in the past.
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.
2022 - Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election that ensured Democrats an outright majority in the Senate for the rest of President Joe Biden's term.
Birthdays
27 - Sabrina Ionescu (basketball player)
28 - Stefanie Scott (actress)
29 - Molly Gordon (actress)
30 - Giannis Antetokounmpo (basketball player)
32 - Johnny Manziel (football player)
34 - Stormi Henley (model)
39 - Dulce Maria (actress)
52 - Sarah Rafferty (actress)
57 - Judd Apatow (writer/actor)
62 - Janine Turner (actress)
68 - Peter Buck (musician)
69 - Steven Wright (comedian)
71 - Tom Hulce (actor)
76 - JoBeth Williams (actress)
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Today in Sports History - December 6
1939 - Iowa 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 to win the Heisman Trophy.
1975 - Ohio State running back Archie Griffin wins the Heisman Trophy.
1986 - Miami 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 Jerry Rice catches his NFL record 101st career touchdown pass.
1992 - Barry Bonds signs a record $43 million contract with the San Francisco Giants.
2018 - Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry rushes for 238 yards and four touchdowns in a win over the Jacksonville Jaguars; included in that total was a 99-yard touchdown run, tying Dallas Cowboys hall of famer Tony Dorsett for longest rush in NFL history.
