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December 6

1776
Phi Beta Kappa, the first scholastic fraternity, is founded at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg.

1862
President Abraham Lincoln orders the hanging of 39 of the 303 convicted Indians who participated in the Sioux Uprising in Minnesota. They are to be hanged on December 26.

1865
The 13th Amendment is ratified, abolishing slavery.

1877
Thomas A. Edison makes the first sound recording when he recites "Mary had a Little Lamb" into his phonograph machine.

1941
President Franklin D. Roosevelt issues a personal appeal to Emperor Hirohito to use his influence to avoid war.

1969--Hells Angels, hired to provide security at a Rolling Stones concert at the Altamont Speedway in California, beat to death concert-goer Meredith Hunter.

1971--Pakistan severs diplomatic relations with India after New Delhi recognizes the state of Bangladesh.

1973--US House of Representatives confirms Gerald Ford as Vice-President of the United States, 387–35.

1975--A Provisional IRA unit takes a couple hostage in Balcombe Street, London, and a 6-day siege begins.

1976--Democrat Tip O'Neill is elected speaker of the House of Representatives. He will serve the longest consecutive term as speaker.

1947
Florida's Everglades National Park is established.


Born on December 6

1952
Charles Bronson (Michael Gordon Peterson), criminal often called "the most violent prisoner in Britain" by the British Press.

JOTD

A work week is so rough that after Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF