Historical Events In December - 06
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1950 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Mirabile illud on this day in history.
1951 J Edward Bromberg, dies at 47 on December - 06.
1952 Czech govt tells Israeli ambassador, he's persona non grata on December - 06.
1953 Brown's Lou "Toe" Groza kicks 8 PATs, beating Giants 62-14 on this day in history.
1953 Konstanty I Galczynski, Polish poet (Zielona Ges), dies at 48 on December - 06.
1954 Simone de Beauvoir receives Prix Goncourt on this day in history.
1955 On December - 06 new York psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing
1955 On this day in history the Federal government standardized the size of license plates throughout the U.S. Previously, individual states had designed their own license plates, resulting in wide variations.
1955 NY psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing on December - 06.
1956 Nelson Mandela and 156 others arrested for political activities in S Africa on December - 06.
1956 "Happy Hunting" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 413 performances on this day in history.
1957 On this day in history aFL-CIO votes to expel Teamsters (readmitted in October 1987)
1957 On this day in history the first US attempt to launch a satellite fails-Vanguard rocket blows up
1957 1st US attempt to launch a satellite fails-Vanguard rocket blows up on December - 06.
1958 US lunar probe Pioneer 3 reaches 107,269 km, falls back on December - 06.
1958 Erwin Bodky, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.
1959 On this day in history len Doyle, actor (Harrington-Mr District Attorney), dies at 66
1960 AL grants Gene Autry a franchise, LA Angels on December - 06.
1961 On this day in history 27th Heisman Trophy Award: Ernie Davis, Syracuse (HB)
1962 On this day in history uS abandons Skybolt ballistic missile program
1962 On December - 06 uS abandons Skybolt balastic missile program
1963 On this day in history beatles begin a tradition of releasing a Christmas record for fans
1963 Jozef Goossenaerts, Flem philologist (Language Boundary), dies at 81 on this day in history.
1964 On this day in history "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" 1st airs on TV
1965 On December - 06 2 trucks crashed into a crowd of dancers (Sotouboua Togo) kills 125
1965 On this day in history alberto Vaccari, Italian jesuit/old testament scholar, dies at 90
1966 Hermann Heiss, composer, dies at 68 on December - 06.
1969 300,000 attend the Altamont CA, rock concert feature Rolling Stones on December - 06.
1970 On December - 06 thomas S Power, USAF-gen (Raid on Tokyo-March 1945), dies at 65
1971 Lewis Franklin Powell confirmed as Supreme Court justice on December - 06.
1971 On December - 06 hugo Godron, composer, dies at 71
1972 Janet Munro, actress (Crawling Eye, Swiss Family Robinson), dies at 38 on December - 06.
1973 Gerald Ford sworn-in as first unelected VP, succeeds Spiro T Agnew on December - 06.
1973 On this day in history justus Hermann Wetzel, composer, dies at 94
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