November 6 - The Day in History

November 6 : General Interest 1962: U.N. condemns apartheid On this day in 1962, the United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution condemning South Africa's racist apartheid policies and calling on all its members to end economic and military relations with the country... read more American Revolution 1789 : John Carroll named first Catholic bishop in U.S. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-carroll-named-first-catholic-bishop-in-us Automotive 1998 : President Clinton designates "Automobile National Heritage Area" in Detroit http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-clinton-designates-automobile-national-heritage-area-in-detroit Civil War 1861 : Jefferson Davis elected president of the Confederacy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jefferson-davis-elected Cold War 1988 : Renowned Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov visits United States http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/renowned-soviet-dissident-andrei-sakharov-visits-united-states Crime 1982 : A woman ices her husband with anti-freeze http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-woman-ices-her-husband-with-anti-freeze Disaster 1977 : Dam gives way in Georgia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dam-gives-way-in-georgia General Interest 1860 : Abraham Lincoln elected president http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/abraham-lincoln-elected-president 1917 : Canadians take Passchendaele http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/canadians-take-passchendaele 1917 : Bolsheviks revolt in Russia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bolsheviks-revolt-in-russia Hollywood 1987 : Downey stars in Less Than Zero http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/downey-stars-in-less-than-zero Literary 1558 : Playwright Thomas Kyd is baptized http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/playwright-thomas-kyd-is-baptized Music 1854 : John Philip Sousa is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-philip-sousa-is-born Old West 1528 : Cabeza de Vaca discovers Texas http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cabeza-de-vaca-discovers-texas Presidential 1906 : Teddy Roosevelt travels to Panama http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/teddy-roosevelt-travels-to-panama Sports 1995 : Art Modell announces Browns are moving to Baltimore http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/art-modell-announces-browns-are-moving-to-baltimore Vietnam War 1963 : General Minh takes over leadership of South Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/general-minh-takes-over-leadership-of-south-vietnam 1970 : South Vietnamese forces attack into Cambodia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnamese-forces-attack-into-cambodia World War I 1917 : British victory at Passchendaele http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-victory-at-passchendaele World War II 1941 : Stalin celebrates the Revolution's anniversary http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/stalin-celebrates-the-revolutions-anniversary

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