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Saturday, October 19, 2013

September 6 - The Day in History

September 6 : General Interest
1915: First tank produced

On this day in 1915, a prototype tank nicknamed Little Willie rolls off the assembly line in England. Little Willie was far from an overnight success... read more


American Revolution
1781 : Arnold orders burning of New London
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/arnold-orders-burning-of-new-london

Automotive
2007 : Volkswagen moves to Virginia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/volkswagen-moves-to-virginia

Civil War
1863 : Confederates evacuate Battery Wagner and Morris Island, South Carolina
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/confederates-evacuate-battery-wagner-and-morris-island-south-carolina

Cold War
1976 : Soviet pilot lands Russian MIG fighter plane in Japan
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviet-pilot-lands-russian-mig-fighter-plane-in-japan

Crime
2012 : Former police sergeant Drew Peterson is convicted of killing his third wife
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/former-police-sergeant-drew-peterson-is-convicted-of-killing-his-third-wife

Disaster
1943 : Train derails on way to New York
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/train-derails-on-way-to-new-york

General Interest
1522 : Magellan's expedition circumnavigates globe
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/magellans-expedition-circumnavigates-globe
1966 : Architect of apartheid assassinated
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/architect-of-apartheid-assassinated
1972 : More Israeli hostages killed in Munich
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/more-israeli-hostages-killed-in-munich

Hollywood
1997 : Some 2.5 billion TV viewers watch Princess Diana's funeral
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/some-25-billion-tv-viewers-watch-princess-dianas-funeral

Literary
1847 : Henry David Thoreau leaves Walden and moves in with the Emersons
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/henry-david-thoreau-leaves-walden-and-moves-in-with-the-emersons

Music
1997 : Elton John performs a re-written "Candle in the Wind" at Princess Diana's funeral
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/elton-john-performs-a-re-written-quotcandle-in-the-windquot-at-princess-dianas-funeral

Old West
1844 : John C. Fremont reaches the Great Salt Lake
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-c-fremont-reaches-the-great-salt-lake

Presidential
1901 : President William McKinley is shot
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-william-mckinley-is-shot

Sports
1995 : Ripken breaks record for consecutive games played
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ripken-breaks-record-for-consecutive-games-played

Vietnam War
1969 : Ho Chi Minh to be succeeded by committee
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ho-chi-minh-to-be-succeeded-by-committee
1972 : Thieu abolishes popular elections
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thieu-abolishes-popular-elections

World War I
1914 : First Battle of the Marne begins
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-battle-of-the-marne-begins

World War II
1944 : Italian resistance fighters persevere
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/italian-resistance-fighters-persevere


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