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Britannica On This Day December 6 2023 * Irish Free State established, William S. Hart is featured, and more *
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Britannica On This Day December 6 2023 * Irish Free State established, William S. Hart is featured, and more *
by Paul Wed 06 Dec 2023, 5:11 am
This Day in History: December 6
1921
Irish Free State established
The British government and Irish leaders Arthur Griffith, Michael Collins, and others signed the Anglo-Irish Treaty, establishing the Irish Free State as an independent member of the British Commonwealth this day in 1921.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
2006
NASA released images—taken by the Mars Global Surveyor—that indicated the relatively recent presence of water on Mars.How much do you know about Mars?
[size=11]NASA/JPL/Illustration by Corby Waste[/size]
1992
The Babri Masjid (“Mosque of Bābur”) in Ayodhya was destroyed by Hindu fundamentalists, leading to Hindu-Muslim riots throughout India.Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about India
[size=11]Frederick M. Asher[/size]
1973
Gerald R. Ford was sworn in as vice president of the United States, succeeding Spiro T. Agnew, who had resigned.What is the order of presidential succession in the United States?
[size=11]The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum[/size]
1969
Violence at the Altamont rock festival in Livermore, California, climaxed during the Rolling Stones' appearance when a concertgoer was fatally stabbed by a member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang, which had been hired as security.Take our quiz about rock and roll
[size=11]
David Redfern/Retna[/size]
1933
In what was considered a landmark ruling, a U.S. federal judge held that James Joyce's Ulysses was not obscene, thus allowing for greater freedoms in literary works.Test your knowledge of famous novels
[size=11]Hulton Archive/Getty Images[/size]
1917
Finland declared itself independent of Russia, following the Bolshevik Revolution.How much do you know about European history?
[size=11]Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.[/size]
1912
A bust of Nefertiti was discovered during excavations at Tell el-Amarna, Egypt; the sculpture later went on display in a Berlin museum, and it became a source of controversy as an alleged plundered artifact.Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about ancient Egypt
[size=11]Bildarchiv Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Ägyptisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin/Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin; photograph, Jurgen Liepe[/size]
1907
An explosion in a coal mine in Monongah, West Virginia, killed more than 350 people, many of them young boys.Take our quiz about disasters of historic proportions
[size=11]Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.[/size]
1898
Photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt—whose images, many of them for Life magazine, established him as one of the first and most important photojournalists—was born in Dirschau, West Prussia (now Tczew, Poland).Test your knowledge of famous photographers
[size=11]Keystone—Hulton Archive/Getty Images[/size]
1865
Georgia became the 27th U.S. state to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery.How much do you know about the amendments to the U.S. Constitution?
[size=11]NARA[/size]
1534
Sebastián de Belalcázar, under the authority of Francisco Pizarro, occupied the Indian city of Quito in what is now Ecuador.Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about South America
[size=11]Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.[/size]
1421
King Henry VI of England was born in Windsor, Berkshire.Take our kings of England quiz
[size=11]Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, London[/size]
William S. Hart
American actor
BornDecember 6, 1864
Newburgh, New York
(Birthday tomorrow)
DiedJune 23, 1946 (aged 81)
Newhall, California
Museum of Modern Art/Film Stills Archive
Judd Apatow
American writer, director, and producer
[/size]
Richard Speck
American murderer
[/size][/size]
Dave Brubeck
American musician
[/size][/size]
Agnes Moorehead
American actress
[/size][/size]
Joseph Stalin
premier of Soviet Union
[/size][/size]
Featured Event
1921
Irish Free State established
The British government and Irish leaders Arthur Griffith, Michael Collins, and others signed the Anglo-Irish Treaty, establishing the Irish Free State as an independent member of the British Commonwealth this day in 1921.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
More Events On This Day
2006
NASA released images—taken by the Mars Global Surveyor—that indicated the relatively recent presence of water on Mars.How much do you know about Mars?
[size=11]NASA/JPL/Illustration by Corby Waste[/size]
1992
The Babri Masjid (“Mosque of Bābur”) in Ayodhya was destroyed by Hindu fundamentalists, leading to Hindu-Muslim riots throughout India.Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about India
[size=11]Frederick M. Asher[/size]
1973
Gerald R. Ford was sworn in as vice president of the United States, succeeding Spiro T. Agnew, who had resigned.What is the order of presidential succession in the United States?
[size=11]The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum[/size]
1969
Violence at the Altamont rock festival in Livermore, California, climaxed during the Rolling Stones' appearance when a concertgoer was fatally stabbed by a member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang, which had been hired as security.Take our quiz about rock and roll
[size=11]
David Redfern/Retna[/size]1933
In what was considered a landmark ruling, a U.S. federal judge held that James Joyce's Ulysses was not obscene, thus allowing for greater freedoms in literary works.Test your knowledge of famous novels
[size=11]Hulton Archive/Getty Images[/size]
1917
Finland declared itself independent of Russia, following the Bolshevik Revolution.How much do you know about European history?
[size=11]Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.[/size]
1912
A bust of Nefertiti was discovered during excavations at Tell el-Amarna, Egypt; the sculpture later went on display in a Berlin museum, and it became a source of controversy as an alleged plundered artifact.Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about ancient Egypt
[size=11]Bildarchiv Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Ägyptisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin/Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin; photograph, Jurgen Liepe[/size]
1907
An explosion in a coal mine in Monongah, West Virginia, killed more than 350 people, many of them young boys.Take our quiz about disasters of historic proportions
[size=11]Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.[/size]
1898
Photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt—whose images, many of them for Life magazine, established him as one of the first and most important photojournalists—was born in Dirschau, West Prussia (now Tczew, Poland).Test your knowledge of famous photographers
[size=11]Keystone—Hulton Archive/Getty Images[/size]
1865
Georgia became the 27th U.S. state to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery.How much do you know about the amendments to the U.S. Constitution?
[size=11]NARA[/size]
1534
Sebastián de Belalcázar, under the authority of Francisco Pizarro, occupied the Indian city of Quito in what is now Ecuador.Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about South America
[size=11]Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.[/size]
1421
King Henry VI of England was born in Windsor, Berkshire.Take our kings of England quiz
[size=11]Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, London[/size]
Featured Biography
William S. Hart
American actor
BornDecember 6, 1864
Newburgh, New York
(Birthday tomorrow)
DiedJune 23, 1946 (aged 81)
Newhall, California
Museum of Modern Art/Film Stills Archive
1967
[size]Judd Apatow
American writer, director, and producer
[/size]
1941
[size][size]Richard Speck
American murderer
[/size][/size]
1920
[size][size]Dave Brubeck
American musician
[/size][/size]
1900
[size][size]Agnes Moorehead
American actress
[/size][/size]
1878
[size][size]Joseph Stalin
premier of Soviet Union
[/size][/size]
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