December 6 in History

Historical Events on December 6

1790 The U.S. Congress moves from New York City to Philadelphia.

1884 The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., is completed.

1904 Theodore Roosevelt articulated his "Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the U.S. would intervene in the Western Hemisphere should Latin American governments prove incapable or unstable.

1971 Pakistan severs diplomatic relations with India, initiating the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.

1975 The Troubles: Fleeing from the police, a Provisional IRA unit takes a British couple hostage in their flat on Balcombe Street, London, beginning a six-day siege.

1991 In Croatia, forces of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) bombard Dubrovnik after laying siege to the city for seven months.

1998 in Venezuela, Hugo Chavez is victorious in presidential elections.

2006 NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars.

2015 Venezuelan elections are held. For the first time in 17 years the United Socialist Party of Venezuela loses its majority in parliament.

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Famous Birthdays on December 6

1285 Ferdinand IV of Castile

1917 Waldemar von Gazen

1959 Satoru Iwata

1982 Alberto Contador

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Famous Deaths on December 6

343 Saint Nicholas

1889 Jefferson Davis

1956 B. R. Ambedkar

1976 João Goulart

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