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| Birthday December 06, 1421 Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71) |
| Birthday December 06, 1822 John Eberhard, built 1st large US pencil fActory |
| Birthday December 06, 1870 William S Hart, star of silent Westerns |
| Birthday December 06, 1886 Joyce Kilmer, poet (Trees) |
| Birthday December 06, 1887 Lynn Fontanne, Bdwy Actress (Dulcy, Arms and the Man) |
| Birthday December 06, 1896 Ira Gershwin, lyricist, ('S Wonderful, I Got Rhythm) |
| Birthday December 06, 1896 George Trafton, NFL center (Chicago Bears) |
| Birthday December 06, 1898 Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish sociologist, economist |
| Birthday December 06, 1906 Agnes Moorehead, (Endorra-Bewitched) |
| Birthday December 06, 1920 Dave Brubeck, jazz pianist |
| Birthday December 06, 1921 Otto Graham, AAFC, NFL quarterback (Cleveland Browns) |
| Birthday December 06, 1925 Andy Robustelli, NFL defensive end (LA Rams, NY Giants) |
| Birthday December 06, 1947 Chelsea Brown, in Chicago Ill |
| History December 06, 1492 Haiti discovered by Columbus |
| History December 06, 1534 Quito Ecuador founded by Spanish |
| History December 06, 1631 1st predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed |
| History December 06, 1749 French-Canadian explorer La Verendrye dies |
| History December 06, 1777 Whitemarsh skirmishes turn in Americans' favor |
| History December 06, 1825 Pres John Adams suggests establishment of a US observatory |
| History December 06, 1865 13th Amendment ratified |
| History December 06, 1868 Train robbers reach the end of the line |
| History December 06, 1876 City of Anaheim incorporated for 2nd time |
| History December 06, 1882 Atmosphere of Venus detected during transit |
| History December 06, 1884 Monument to Washington completed |
| History December 06, 1907 Coal mine explosions in Monongah WV kills 361 |
| History December 06, 1907 The Monongah coal mine disaster |
| History December 06, 1917 Munitions ship explodes in Halifax |
| History December 06, 1917 Finland declares independence from Russia (National Day) |
| History December 06, 1917 Ships explode in Canadian harbor |
| History December 06, 1917 The Great Halifax Explosion |
| History December 06, 1921 Irish Free State gains independence from Britain |
| History December 06, 1921 Irish Free State declared |
| History December 06, 1933 Ulysses is ruled not obscene |
| History December 06, 1941 Roosevelt to Japanese emperor: Prevent further death and destruction |
| History December 06, 1957 1st US attempt to launch a satellite fails-Vanguard rocket blows up |
| History December 06, 1961 Operation Farm Gate combat missions authorized |
| History December 06, 1969 The Altamont Festival brings the 1960s to a violent end |
| History December 06, 1972 Fighting continues in South Vietnam while negotiators talk in Paris |
| History December 06, 1973 Gerald Ford becomes 1st unelected VP |
| History December 06, 1976 Deaf stuntwoman Kitty O'Neil sets women's land-speed record |
| History December 06, 1977 South Africa grants Bophuthatswana independence |
| History December 06, 1987 Protests against Soviet treatment of Jews take place in Washington and Moscow |
| History December 06, 1992 Jerry Rice scores record-breaking touchdown |
| History December 06, 2005 Brokeback Mountain premieres |