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| December 6th |
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| About December 6th is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 25 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. December 6th is the International Saint Nicholas Day. Births 1896 - Ira Gershwin, lyricist (Porgy and Bess) 1896 - George Trafton, Hall of Fame football center 1921 - Otto Graham, Hall of Fame quarterback 1924 - Susanna Foster, actress (The Phantom of the Opera) 1925 - Andy Robustelli, Hall of Fame defensive end 1945 - Ray LaHood, U.S. Secretary of Transportation 1945 - Dan Harrington, professional poker player 1955 - Steven Wright, comedian, writer, actor 1967 - Judd Apatow, producer, director (Anchorman) Deaths 346 - Saint Nicholas, saint and Bishop of Myra, gift giver 1889 - Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America 1955 - Honus Wagner, Hall of Fame baseball shortstop 1988 - Roy Orbison, singer, songwriter ("Oh, Pretty Woman") 1996 - Pete Rozelle, Hall of Fame football commissioner Events 1790 - The U.S. Congress moves from Philadelphia, PA to New York City, NY. 1865 - The 13th Amendment is ratified abolishing slavery. 1877 - The first edition of the The Washington Post is published. 1884 - Work is completed on the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. 1907 - The worst coal mining disaster in U.S. history occurs in Monongah, WV as 362 are killed by an explosion. 1947 - The Everglades National Park in Florida is dedicated by President Harry Truman. 2006 - NASA announces that the Mars Global Surveyor had discovered indications of the presence of water on Mars. |
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