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1 - 23 of 23 Interesting & Fun 6th of December Facts: |
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| 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev under Danylo of Halych and Voivode Dmytro falls to the Mongols under Batu Khan. |
| 1790 - The U.S. Congress moves from New York City to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 1845 - Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity was founded at Yale College by Louis Manigault, Horace Spangler Weiser, and Stephen Ornsby Rhea. |
| 1849 - American abolitionist Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery. |
| 1865 - The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, banning slavery. |
| 1877 - The Washington Post newspaper is first published. |
| 1884 - The Washington Monument in Washington D.C. is completed. |
| 1897 - London becomes the world's first city to host motorised taxi cabs. |
| 1907 - A coal mine explosion at Monongah, West Virginia kills 362 workers. |
| 1916 - David Lloyd George becomes Prime Minister of Britain. |
| 1917 - Halifax Explosion: In Canada, a munitions explosion kills more than 1900 people and destroys part of the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
| 1921 - The Anglo-Irish Treaty is signed in London by British and Irish representatives |
| 1922 - One year to the day after the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, the Irish Free State comes into existence. |
| 1933 - U.S. federal judge John M. Woolsey rules that the James Joyce novel Ulysses is not obscene. |
| 1947 - The Everglades National Park in Florida is dedicated. |
| 1957 - Project Vanguard: A launchpad explosion thwarts the first United States attempt to launch a satellite. |
| 1969 - Meredith Hunter is killed by Hell's Angels during The Rolling Stones's concert at the Altamont speedway in California. |
| 1971 - Pakistan snaps diplomatic ties with India following New Delhi's recognition of Bangladesh. |
| 1971 - King Faisal of Saudi Arabia condemns Indian aggression on Pakistan. |
| 1975 - Balcombe Street Siege: An IRA Active Service Unit takes a couple hostage in Balcombe Street, London. |
| 1977 - South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country |
| 1978 - Spain approves its latest constitution in a referendum. |
| 2005 - Several villagers shot dead during protests in Dongzhou, China. |
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