December 6, like any day, is a significant day in history.
Here are just a few of the things that have happened on December 6 over the years!
1421 – King Henry VI of England was born (died. 1471)
1534 – The city of Quito in Ecuador is founded by Spanish settlers led by Sebastián de Belalcázar.
1768 – The first edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica is published.
1790 – The U.S. Congress moves from New York to Philadelphia.
1884 – The Washington Monument in Washington D.C. is completed.
1897 – London becomes the world’s first city to host motorised taxicabs.
1917 – Finland declares independence from Russia.
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.
1965 – Pakistan’s Islamic Ideology Advisory Committee recommends that Islamic Studies be made a compulsory subject for Muslim students from primary to graduation level.
1986 – Allan Cockerill marries his Beloved. (21 years and four kids later, still going strong…) Happy Anniversary!
1988 – Roy Orbison died. (born, 1936)
December 6 is the 340th day of the year, and in leap years is the 341st day of the year!
There are now just 19 days till Christmas, and 25 days left of this year!
