December 6 - The Day in History

December 6 : General Interest 1884: Washington Monument completed On this day in 1884, in Washington, D.C., workers place a nine-inch aluminum pyramid atop a tower of white marble, completing the construction of an impressive monument to the city's namesake and the nation's first president, George Washington... read more American Revolution 1777 : Whitemarsh skirmishes turn in Americans' favor http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/whitemarsh-skirmishes-turn-in-americans-favor Automotive 1976 : Deaf stuntwoman Kitty O'Neil sets women's land-speed record http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/deaf-stuntwoman-kitty-oneil-sets-womens-land-speed-record Civil War 1865 : The 13th Amendment is ratified http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/13th-amendment-ratified Cold War 1987 : Protests against Soviet treatment of Jews take place in Washington and Moscow http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/protests-against-soviet-treatment-of-jews-take-place-in-washington-and-moscow Crime 1868 : Train robbers reach the end of the line http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/train-robbers-reach-the-end-of-the-line Disaster 1917 : Ships explode in Canadian harbor http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ships-explode-in-canadian-harbor General Interest 1907 : The Monongah coal mine disaster http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-monongah-coal-mine-disaster 1917 : The Great Halifax Explosion http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-great-halifax-explosion 1921 : Irish Free State declared http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/irish-free-state-declared Hollywood 2005 : Brokeback Mountain premieres http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/brokeback-mountain-premieres Literary 1933 : Ulysses is ruled not obscene http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ulysses-is-ruled-not-obscene Music 1969 : The Altamont Festival brings the 1960s to a violent end http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-altamont-festival-brings-the-1960s-to-a-violent-end Old West 1749 : French-Canadian explorer La Verendrye dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/french-canadian-explorer-la-verendrye-dies Presidential 1884 : Monument to Washington completed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/monument-to-washington-completed Sports 1992 : Jerry Rice scores record-breaking touchdown http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jerry-rice-scores-record-breaking-touchdown Vietnam War 1961 : Operation Farm Gate combat missions authorized http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-farm-gate-combat-missions-authorized 1972 : Fighting continues in South Vietnam while negotiators talk in Paris http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fighting-continues-in-south-vietnam-while-negotiators-talk-in-paris World War I 1917 : Munitions ship explodes in Halifax http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/munitions-ship-explodes-in-halifax World War II 1941 : Roosevelt to Japanese emperor: "Prevent further death and destruction" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/roosevelt-to-japanese-emperor-prevent-further-death-and-destruction

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