September 6th Labor Day, U.S. Canada
What Happened on the day you were born on This day in History
For Those With Birthdays 6th September or looking for specific year these years are Included on this date 1921, 1934, 1941, 1943, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1955, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2006, 2007, Born This Day,
UK
1915 England First Tank
6th Sept. 1915 : The first tank sponsored by the First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill was produced named little willie in a factory in England, before the end of World War I the British were using them to fight the Germans.
History Of World War I Tanks
1915 England First Tank
6th Sept. 1915 : The first tank sponsored by the First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill was produced named little willie in a factory in England, before the end of World War I the British were using them to fight the Germans.
U.S.
1901 U.S.A. President McKinley
6th Sept. 1901 : President McKinley is shot and fatally wounded in Buffalo, New York by an anarchist named Leon Czolgosz.
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1901 U.S.A. President McKinley
6th Sept. 1901 : President McKinley is shot and fatally wounded in Buffalo, New York by an anarchist named Leon Czolgosz.
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U.S.
1921 U.S.A. Ku Klux Klan
6th September 1921 : Members of the Police in Connecticut are investigating the Klu Klux Klan who are recruiting members by proposing "Preserve The Ideals of A Pure Anglo Saxon Civilization" . To join the Klan new members must donate $10.00 to help to preserve the heritage of the nation. It is believed the Klan is growing quickly and the police department is concerned over racial attacks when it reaches full strength.
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1921 U.S.A. Ku Klux Klan
6th September 1921 : Members of the Police in Connecticut are investigating the Klu Klux Klan who are recruiting members by proposing "Preserve The Ideals of A Pure Anglo Saxon Civilization" . To join the Klan new members must donate $10.00 to help to preserve the heritage of the nation. It is believed the Klan is growing quickly and the police department is concerned over racial attacks when it reaches full strength.
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Austria
1934 Austria Army Ready To Fight Nazi's
6th Sept. 1934 : The Austrian Army is being deployed on the border with Yugoslavia as it is rumored that the Nazi's will make another push into Austria in the coming days.
1934 Austria Army Ready To Fight Nazi's
6th Sept. 1934 : The Austrian Army is being deployed on the border with Yugoslavia as it is rumored that the Nazi's will make another push into Austria in the coming days.
Germany
1941 Germany Jews Ordered To Wear Yellow Star Of David
6th Sept. 1941 : The head of the Berlin Secret Police ordered all Jews over 6 years old to wear a yellow star of David on their coats together with the word Jew, and they are not to leave the area they have been assigned without obtaining police permission.
1941 Germany Jews Ordered To Wear Yellow Star Of David
6th Sept. 1941 : The head of the Berlin Secret Police ordered all Jews over 6 years old to wear a yellow star of David on their coats together with the word Jew, and they are not to leave the area they have been assigned without obtaining police permission.
U.S.
1943 U.S.A. Train Derails
6th Sept. 1943 : A new high-speed train traveling between New York City and Washington, D.C., derails, killing 79 people.
1943 U.S.A. Train Derails
6th Sept. 1943 : A new high-speed train traveling between New York City and Washington, D.C., derails, killing 79 people.
Netherlands
1948 Netherlands Queen Juliana
6th Sept. 1948 : Queen Juliana was inaugurated today in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
1948 Netherlands Queen Juliana
6th Sept. 1948 : Queen Juliana was inaugurated today in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Germany
1949 Germany Volkswagen Factory
6th Sept. 1949 : The Allied military authorities relinquished control of the Volkswagen factory which had become the largest car producer in Europe.
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1949 Germany Volkswagen Factory
6th Sept. 1949 : The Allied military authorities relinquished control of the Volkswagen factory which had become the largest car producer in Europe.
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UK
1952 UK Farnborough Air Show Disaster
6th September 1952 : A De Havilland 110 fighter aircraft has disintegrated after breaking the sound barrier showering debris over spectators at the Farnborough Air Show in Hampshire, England, the large pieces of debris has caused the death of 30 and injured 63 more.
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1952 UK Farnborough Air Show Disaster
6th September 1952 : A De Havilland 110 fighter aircraft has disintegrated after breaking the sound barrier showering debris over spectators at the Farnborough Air Show in Hampshire, England, the large pieces of debris has caused the death of 30 and injured 63 more.
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U.S.
1955 U.S.A. Human Space Travel Is Fantasy
6th Sept. 1955 : An American Major General from the Rocket Sciences Division of the forces has told a news conference that any ideas of human space travel is pure fantasy as the expense to put a man into space can not be justified unless gains can be identified , he also stated that it could be achieved in 15 years if enough money was put into the project. ( In 1969 not only was space travel achieved but Man Landed on the Moon ).
1955 U.S.A. Human Space Travel Is Fantasy
6th Sept. 1955 : An American Major General from the Rocket Sciences Division of the forces has told a news conference that any ideas of human space travel is pure fantasy as the expense to put a man into space can not be justified unless gains can be identified , he also stated that it could be achieved in 15 years if enough money was put into the project. ( In 1969 not only was space travel achieved but Man Landed on the Moon ).
Pakistan
1965 Pakistan Indian Invasion West Pakistan
6th Sept. 1965 : Indian troops have invaded West Pakistan, in an attack which appears to be aimed mainly at the city of Lahore. The attack is in retaliation for a covert operation by Pakistani soldiers last week into Indian territory.
1965 Pakistan Indian Invasion West Pakistan
6th Sept. 1965 : Indian troops have invaded West Pakistan, in an attack which appears to be aimed mainly at the city of Lahore. The attack is in retaliation for a covert operation by Pakistani soldiers last week into Indian territory.
South Africa
1966 South Africa Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd
6th Sept. : South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd who many believe was the Architect of apartheid is stabbed to death during a parliamentary meeting in Cape Town
1966 South Africa Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd
6th Sept. : South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd who many believe was the Architect of apartheid is stabbed to death during a parliamentary meeting in Cape Town
Sweden
1967 Sweden Switch To Right Goes Safely
6th Sept. 1967 : The changes to driving on the right hand side which came into law this weekend caused less problems and accidents than in a normal weekend due to the additional careful driving of Swedish Drivers becoming acquainted to the change.
1967 Sweden Switch To Right Goes Safely
6th Sept. 1967 : The changes to driving on the right hand side which came into law this weekend caused less problems and accidents than in a normal weekend due to the additional careful driving of Swedish Drivers becoming acquainted to the change.
European Union
1970 Europe Multiple Plane Hijacks
6th Sept. 1970 : The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) have hijacked four aircraft from airports in Europe
TWA Boeing 707 from Frankfurt to New York
Swissair DC8 from Zurich to New York
El Al Boeing 707 from Amsterdam to New York
Pan American Boeing 747 from Amsterdam to New York
The aircraft have been flown to airports in Jordan and Egypt where the hijackers are demanding release of three Arab dissidents held in a Swiss jail in return for the 382 passengers they are holding hostage.
1970 Europe Multiple Plane Hijacks
6th Sept. 1970 : The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) have hijacked four aircraft from airports in Europe
TWA Boeing 707 from Frankfurt to New York
Swissair DC8 from Zurich to New York
El Al Boeing 707 from Amsterdam to New York
Pan American Boeing 747 from Amsterdam to New York
The aircraft have been flown to airports in Jordan and Egypt where the hijackers are demanding release of three Arab dissidents held in a Swiss jail in return for the 382 passengers they are holding hostage.
Germany
1972 Germany Israeli Athletes Killed
6th September 1972 : A gun battle between the Palestinian group Black September who had kidnapped nine Israeli athletes from the Olympic Village in Munich ends when the nine hostages are killed in a gun battle between German Police and the terrorists at a nearby airport, Five of the terrorists were also killed and one German Police Officer.
1972 Germany Israeli Athletes Killed
6th September 1972 : A gun battle between the Palestinian group Black September who had kidnapped nine Israeli athletes from the Olympic Village in Munich ends when the nine hostages are killed in a gun battle between German Police and the terrorists at a nearby airport, Five of the terrorists were also killed and one German Police Officer.
U.S.
1973 U.S.A. United Mine Workers Leader Charged With Murder
6th Sept. 1973 : Tony Boyle former leader of the United Mine Workers is charged with murder for the deaths of former UMW rival Joseph A. Yablonski and his wife and daughter.
1973 U.S.A. United Mine Workers Leader Charged With Murder
6th Sept. 1973 : Tony Boyle former leader of the United Mine Workers is charged with murder for the deaths of former UMW rival Joseph A. Yablonski and his wife and daughter.
U.S.
1978 U.S.A. School Holidays Extended
6th Sept. 1978 : School holidays around the States are being extended due to a teachers strike in New Orleans, Dayton Ohio, and parts of Michigan, Philadelphia and Washington.
1978 U.S.A. School Holidays Extended
6th Sept. 1978 : School holidays around the States are being extended due to a teachers strike in New Orleans, Dayton Ohio, and parts of Michigan, Philadelphia and Washington.
Russia
1991 Soviet Union Balkan States Independence
6th Sept. 1991 : The Soviet Union granted independence to the three Balkan states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania ending 50 years of communist rule from the Soviet Union.
1991 Soviet Union Balkan States Independence
6th Sept. 1991 : The Soviet Union granted independence to the three Balkan states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania ending 50 years of communist rule from the Soviet Union.
Russia
1991 Soviet Union Leningrad Renamed Back To Original Name
6th Sept. 1991 : Leningrad reverts back to it's earlier name of Saint Petersburg (1713–1728, 1732–1918 and 1991 to Current ) . Saint Petersburg is the second largest city and has had three names in it's history Saint Petersburg, Leningrad ( 1924–1991 )and Petrograd ( 1914 - 1924 )
1991 Soviet Union Leningrad Renamed Back To Original Name
6th Sept. 1991 : Leningrad reverts back to it's earlier name of Saint Petersburg (1713–1728, 1732–1918 and 1991 to Current ) . Saint Petersburg is the second largest city and has had three names in it's history Saint Petersburg, Leningrad ( 1924–1991 )and Petrograd ( 1914 - 1924 )
Syria
1993 Syria Peace Plan Backing
6th Sept. 1993 : Syria today backed the peace plan proposed by Yassa Arafat and Israel over self rule for Palestine over the Gaza Strip and the West Bank including the town of Jericho, Syria joined other Arab Nations backing the plan including Jordan and Lebanon.
1993 Syria Peace Plan Backing
6th Sept. 1993 : Syria today backed the peace plan proposed by Yassa Arafat and Israel over self rule for Palestine over the Gaza Strip and the West Bank including the town of Jericho, Syria joined other Arab Nations backing the plan including Jordan and Lebanon.
UK
1997 UK Princess Diana Funeral
6th Sept. 1997 : Princess Diana's funeral and the four mile procession which took her coffin to Westminster Abbey is watched by over a million people lining the route and an estimated 2.5 billion people around the world, the number reflecting how many around the world have a place in their hearts for "The Peoples Princess". After the services at Westminster Abbey a private ceremony is held out of the public eye when Diana is finally laid to rest on an island in the heart of her family estate at Althorp.
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1997 UK Princess Diana Funeral
6th Sept. 1997 : Princess Diana's funeral and the four mile procession which took her coffin to Westminster Abbey is watched by over a million people lining the route and an estimated 2.5 billion people around the world, the number reflecting how many around the world have a place in their hearts for "The Peoples Princess". After the services at Westminster Abbey a private ceremony is held out of the public eye when Diana is finally laid to rest on an island in the heart of her family estate at Althorp.
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European Union
2000 EU Single European Currency falls to record low against the US dollar
6th September 2000 : The Single European Currency ( Euro ) falls to record low against the US dollar at $0.8691, since it's launch in January last year the euro has dropped by more than 25% against the dollar. The current rate ( August 2008 ) is $1.47 nearly 80% higher in value.
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2000 EU Single European Currency falls to record low against the US dollar
6th September 2000 : The Single European Currency ( Euro ) falls to record low against the US dollar at $0.8691, since it's launch in January last year the euro has dropped by more than 25% against the dollar. The current rate ( August 2008 ) is $1.47 nearly 80% higher in value.
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U.S.
2006 U.S.A. Geneva Convention
6th September 2006 : President Bush asked Congress to pass the Military Commission Act of 2006 which included to re-define U.S. obligations under Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions to change the absolute prohibition on inhumane treatment with a "flexible" standard, which would assess on a case-by-case basis whether particular conduct would amount to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment..
Common Article 3 of the Geneva Convention places an absolute prohibition on inhumane treatment of detainees during an armed conflict.
2006 U.S.A. Geneva Convention
6th September 2006 : President Bush asked Congress to pass the Military Commission Act of 2006 which included to re-define U.S. obligations under Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions to change the absolute prohibition on inhumane treatment with a "flexible" standard, which would assess on a case-by-case basis whether particular conduct would amount to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment..
Common Article 3 of the Geneva Convention places an absolute prohibition on inhumane treatment of detainees during an armed conflict.
U.S.
2006 U.S.A. Black Prison Sites Acknowledged
6th Sept. 2006 : President Bush acknowledged previously secret CIA prisons around the world often referred to as "Black Sites" because they are outside of mainland U.S. territory and US legal jurisdiction.
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2006 U.S.A. Black Prison Sites Acknowledged
6th Sept. 2006 : President Bush acknowledged previously secret CIA prisons around the world often referred to as "Black Sites" because they are outside of mainland U.S. territory and US legal jurisdiction.
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Italy
2007 Italy Luciano Pavarotti Dies
6th Sept. 2007 : Luciano Pavarotti the Italian operatic tenor, best known as a member of "The Three Tenors" who popularized operatic music dies at the age of 71 from the effects of pancreatic cancer.
2007 Italy Luciano Pavarotti Dies
6th Sept. 2007 : Luciano Pavarotti the Italian operatic tenor, best known as a member of "The Three Tenors" who popularized operatic music dies at the age of 71 from the effects of pancreatic cancer.
