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Historical Events on November 6

  • American Civil War

    1861

    American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is elected president of the Confederate States of America.

  • New Brunswick, New Jersey

    1869

    In New Brunswick, New Jersey, Rutgers College defeats Princeton University (then known as the College of New Jersey), 6-4, in the first official intercollegiate American football game.

  • Mahatma Gandhi

    1913

    Mohandas Gandhi is arrested while leading a march of Indian miners in South Africa.

  • World War I

    1917

    World War I: Battle of Passchendaele ends: After three months of fierce fighting, Canadian forces take Passchendaele in Belgium.

  • World War II

    1939

    World War II: Sonderaktion Krakau takes place.

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower

    1956

    Dwight D. Eisenhower is reelected President of the United States.

  • Ronald Reagan

    1984

    Ronald Reagan is reelected President of the United States.

  • Colombia

    1985

    In Colombia, leftist guerrillas of the 19th of April Movement seize control of the Palace of Justice in Bogotá, eventually killing 115 people, 11 of them Supreme Court justices.

  • Barack Obama

    2012

    Barack Obama is reelected President of the United States; Tammy Baldwin becomes the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate.

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