September 6 - This 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. It weighed 14 tons, got stuck in... 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, SC
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 "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