What Happened On November 6

What Happened On Nov 6 Events

1860 Nov 6 Abraham Lincoln Elected 16th President of the United States
Lincoln was chosen as the Republican candidate for the 1860 election for several reasons. His expressed views on slavery were seen as more moderate than those of rivals William H. Seward ...
1861 Nov 6 Jefferson Davis Elected President of the Confederate States of America
On November 6, 1861, Jefferson Davis, who had been elected president of the Provisional Government on February 9, 1861—as a compromise between moderates and radicals—was confirmed by the ...
1863 Nov 6 Battle of Droop Mountain
Other Names: None Location: Pocahontas County Campaign: Averell’s Raid on the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad (November 1863) Date(s): November 6, 1863 Principal Commanders: Bri...
1880 Nov 6 George Poage Is Born
George Coleman Poage (November 6, 1880–April 11, 1962) was the first African American athlete to win a medal in the Olympic Games, winning two bronze medals at the 1904 games in St. Louis...
1900 Nov 6 Theodore Roosevelt Elected Vice President of United States
Roosevelt was a powerful campaign asset for the Republican ticket, which defeated William Jennings Bryan in a landslide based on restoration of prosperity at home and a successful war and...
1913 Nov 6 Gandhi Begins "Great March" to Gain Indian Rights in South Africa
Led at 6.30.a.m. the "great march", consisting of 2,037 men, 127 women and 57 children from Charlestown; addressed marchers halfway between Charlestown and Volksrust. At Volksrust border,...
1913 Nov 6
to 1913 Nov 11
 Great Lakes Storm of 1913
Anyone living in the Great Lakes Region for an extended period of time can become all too familiar with the incredible storms, or low pressure areas, that can settle over the Great Lakes ...
1914 Nov 6 Lieutenant Gunther Plüschow Flies Sole Successful German Flight During the Siege of Tsingtao
The Germans were only able to field a single aircraft during the siege flown by Lieutenant Gunther Plüschow (a second airplane flown by Lt. Müllerskowsky crashed). The surviving aircraft ...
1924 Nov 6 Winston Churchill Is Appointed Chancellor Of the Exchequer
Winston Churchill is justly admired for his lonely advocacy of rearmament in the 1930s, but as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the 1920s he was an equally staunch and eloquent critic of ar...
1928 Nov 6 Franklin D. Roosevelt is Elected Governor of New York State
Roosevelt maintained contacts and mended fences with the Democratic Party during the 1920s, especially in New York. Although he made his name as an opponent of New York City's Tammany Hal...
1939 Nov 6 Agatha Christie publishes Then There Were None
And Then There Were None is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 6 November 1939 under the title of Ten Little Niggers...
1939 Nov 6 Diego Rivera Divorces Frida Kahlo
In 1939, Kahlo went to live in Paris for a time. There she exhibited some of her paintings and developed friendships such artists as Marcel Duchamp and Pablo Picasso. She divorced Rivera ...
1961 Nov 6 Agatha Christie publishes The Pale Horse
The Pale Horse is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November 6 1961 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company the fol...
1962 Nov 6 Edward Kennedy is Elected US Senator from Massachusetts
Many people expected Ted to drop his Senate plans. The Kennedy advisers in Washington certainly hoped he would. They especially dreaded a bruising battle with McCormack, who was the favor...
1964 Nov 6 Greg Graffin is born
Gregory Walter Graffin, Ph.D. is an American punk rock musician and college professor. He is most recognized as the lead vocalist and songwriter of the noted Los Angeles band Bad Religion...
1975 Nov 6 The Rolling Stones Release 'Rolled Gold: The Very Best of the Rolling Stones'
When Rolled Gold was initially released in 1975, there was no shortage of Rolling Stone compilations -- hell, there were two others released that year, the useful Decca/London-era raritie...
1977 Nov 6 Kelly Barnes Dam Failure
The Kelly Barnes Dam on Toccoa Creek near Toccoa, Ga., failed at approximately 1:30 a.m., November 6, 1977, after a period of intensive rain. Thirty-nine people were killed and damages we...
1986 Nov 6 Ronald Reagan Signs the Immigration Reform and Control Act
Reagan signed the Immigration Reform and Control Act in 1986. The act made it illegal to knowingly hire or recruit illegal immigrants, required employers to attest to their employees' imm...
1987 Nov 6 N.W.A. and the Posse is Released
N.W.A. and the Posse was a 1987 Macola Records release that compiled various Dr. Dre-produced tracks and was marketed as an album by N.W.A. It includes previously released tracks by N.W.A...
1987 Nov 6 Stevie Wonder Releases Characters
Characters is a Grammy Award-nominated album by American recording artist Stevie Wonder, released by Motown Records on November 6, 1987 in the United States. This is Stevie Wonder's twent...
1990 Nov 6 Kreator release Coma of Souls
Coma of Souls is the fifth studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator released in 1990. It was reissued in 2002, with the lyrics for the last four songs missing from the booklet. It...
1990 Nov 6 Scorpions release Crazy World
Crazy World is the eleventh studio album by the German heavy metal band Scorpions released in November 1990. Crazy World peaked at number 21 on Billboard 200 Chart for albums in 1991. The...
1991 Nov 6 "The Cafe" - Season 3 Episode 7 of Seinfeld Premiers
"The Café" was the 24th episode of Seinfeld. The episode was the seventh episode of the show's third season. It aired on November 6, 1991. Plot Summary: Jerry, fascinated by an empty ...
2000 Nov 6 Pets.com Announces Closure
Pets.com is a former dot-com enterprise that sold pet supplies to retail customers. It began operations in February 1999 and folded in November 2000. A high profile marketing campaign gav...
2001 Nov 6 Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal Releases "911"
911 is the title of Ron Thal's fifth studio album released on November 6, 2001. 911 is the third album released under the name Bumblefoot. The album was originally slated for release u...
2002 Nov 6 Rascal Flatts Performs At The CMA Awards
NASHVILLE - Martina McBride, Nickel Creek, Rascal Flatts and Travis Tritt join an impressive list of artists performing on ""The 36th Annual CMA Awards"" live Wednesday, Nov. 6 (8:00-11:0...
2002 Nov 6 South Park Episode 612 - "A Ladder to Heaven"
The boys have to find a way to reach Kenny before they lose their chance at untold candy riches; and what better way to achieve this than a ladder to heaven – because Kenny’s dead. Said l...
2003 Nov 6 Love Actually released
Love Actually is a 2003 romantic comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis. The screenplay delves into different aspects of love as shown through stories involving a wide variety...
2006 Nov 6 "I Found Out" is released
"I Found Out" is the first single from the The Pigeon Detectives take from their debut album Wait For Me. The track was re-recorded, for the 2007 single release, with The Smiths and Blur ...
2006 Nov 6 The Sneezing Baby Panda gives everyone the sniffles
The sneezing baby panda made its first known YouTube appearance as part of a Japanese television clip. The original video, titled "Panda Sneezing yOU WILL LVOE" never became nearly as po...
2007 Nov 6 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare released
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a first-person shooter video game, developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision for Mac OS X, PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360. The game wa...
2007 Nov 6 Jay-Z releases tenth studio album "American Gangster"
American Gangster is the tenth studio album by American hip hop rapper Jay-Z, released November 6, 2007 on Roc-A-Fella Records in the United States. American Gangster is Jay-Z's first con...
2008 Nov 6 "Believe In The Stars" Airs
"Believe in the Stars" is the second episode of the third season of 30 Rock, and the thirty-eighth episode overall. It was written by Robert Carlock and was directed by Don Scardino.
2008 Nov 6 Boston Bruins defeat Toronto Maple Leafs, 5-2
Suddenly, and a bit surprisingly, the scoring looks a little easier. For the second time in as many games, the Bruins last night rattled off five goals, including rookie winger Blake Whee...
2008 Nov 6 King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan is Crowned
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (Dzongkha: འཇིགས་མེད་གེ་སར་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་དབང་ཕྱུག་, born 21 February 1980) is the fifth Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan and head of the Wangchuck dynasty. He became king o...
2009 Nov 6 Cleveland Cavaliers defeat New York Knicks, 100-91
LeBron James wouldn't say he is coming to New York, but then again he didn't say he is staying in Cleveland, either. Instead, James' only announcement Friday night about his future plans ...
2009 Nov 6 First timeline test
2009 Nov 6 Milwaukee Bucks defeat Minnesota Timberwolves, 87-72
Minneapolis — A much needed jolt of energy came from three rim-rattling dunks by forward Hakim Warrick in the third quarter. Then it was backup point guard Luke Ridnour swishing shots ...
2009 Nov 6 Phoenix Suns defeat Boston Celtics, 110-103
A trip to New Jersey is usually not something the Celtics are enthusiastic about. But, after a 110-103 loss to Phoenix, the team started looking forward to tonight’s game against the Nets...
2009 Nov 6 "Precious" Is Released
Claireece Precious Jones endures unimaginable hardships in her young life. Abused by her mother, raped by her father, she grows up poor, angry, illiterate, fat, unloved and generally unno...
2010 Nov 6 Michigan State Spartans defeat Minnesota Golden Gophers, 31-8
EAST LANSING, MICH. - Jeff Horton lived in Nevada for two decades, so the Gophers' interim coach likes to describe himself as a gambler. He finally rolled the dice a few times Saturday. ...
2010 Nov 6 Minnesota Wild defeat Columbus Blue Jackets, 3-2
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Four weeks into the season, the Wild already has recalled forwards on four occasions from the Houston Aeros, the team's American Hockey League affiliate. While injurie...
2010 Nov 6 New Orleans Hornets defeat Milwaukee Bucks, 87-81
An unbeaten New Orleans Hornets team rolled into the Bradley Center on Saturday night, and Chris Paul and friends still had a spotless record when they left town. But a sputtering and ...
2010 Nov 6 St. Louis Blues defeat Boston Bruins, 2-1
Nathan Horton seems to have a grin on his face ever since the June day he was traded to the Bruins. Released from the purgatory that six years in Florida had been for the 25-year-old righ...
2010 Nov 6 Wisconsin Badgers defeat Purdue Boilermakers, 34-13
West Lafayette, Ind. — Through four Big Ten games, the Wisconsin Badgers had forced four turnovers. On Saturday against Purdue, they matched their league total. On an afternoon when...