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Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in a log cabin in Kentucky
November 6 in History
1860 — Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States with only 40% of the popular vote, defeating John C
Breckinridge, John Bell, and Stephen A. Douglas in a four-way race.
November 6 spans 24 recorded events across recorded history, from 447 to 2025. Below is a curated digest of the most significant moments tied to this date.
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24 events
447 – 2025
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More major events on November 6
The featured story and these ranked highlights form a quick summary. Every recorded event remains available in the chronology below.
- 1900 President William McKinley is re-elected, along with his vice-presidential running mate, Governor Theodore Roosevelt of New York. Source
- 2012 Tammy Baldwin becomes the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate. Source
- 1971 The United States Atomic Energy Commission tests the largest U.S. underground hydrogen bomb, code-named Cannikin, on Amchitka Island in the Aleutians. Source
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He served in the Illinois state legislature from 1834 to 1842
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Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, delivered on November 19, 1863, is one of the most famous speeches in American history
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The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declared freedom for all slaves in Confederate territory
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Lincoln's assassination on April 14, 1865, was carried out by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.
447
A powerful earthquake destroys large portions of the Walls of Constantinople, including 57 towers.
City walls of Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey)
963
Synod of Rome: Emperor Otto I calls a council at St.
Peter's Basilica in Rome. Pope John XII is deposed on charges of an armed rebellion against Otto.
1217
The Charter of the Forest is sealed at St Paul's Cathedral, London by King Henry III, acting under the regency of William Marshall, 1st Earl of Pembroke which re-establishes for free men rights of access to the royal forest that had been eroded by William the Conqueror and his heirs.
English charter of 1217
1792
Battle of Jemappes in the French Revolutionary Wars.
Part of the War of the First Coalition (1792)
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.
City in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US
1900
President William McKinley is re-elected, along with his vice-presidential running mate, Governor Theodore Roosevelt of New York.
President of the United States from 1897 to 1901
1936
Spanish Civil War: The republican government flees from Madrid to Valencia, leading to the formation of the Madrid Defense Council in its stead.
1936–1939 civil war in Spain
1943
World War II: The 1st Ukrainian Front liberates Kyiv from German occupation.
Global conflict (1939–1945)
1947
Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut on NBC Television.
American news/interview television program
1963
Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ is appointed to head the South Vietnamese government by General Dương Văn Minh's junta, five days after the latter deposed and assassinated President Ngô Đình Diệm.
Vice president of South Vietnam from 1956 to 1963
1971
The United States Atomic Energy Commission tests the largest U.S.
underground hydrogen bomb, code-named Cannikin, on Amchitka Island in the Aleutians.
1976
Uttawar forced sterilisations: Mass vasectomy of nearly 800 men of Uttawar village, Palwal district, Haryana during India's Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi.
Compulsory sterilisation event in India
1977
The Kelly Barnes Dam, located above Toccoa Falls College near Toccoa, Georgia, fails, killing 39.
Dam in Georgia, U.S.
1985
Colombian conflict: leftist guerrillas of the 19th of April Movement seize control of the Palace of Justice in Bogotá.
Low-intensity asymmetric war in Colombia
1986
Sumburgh disaster: A British International Helicopters Boeing 234LR Chinook crashes 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of Sumburgh Airport killing 45 people.
It is the deadliest civilian helicopter crash on record.
1988
Lancang–Gengma earthquakes: At least 730 are killed after two powerful earthquakes rock the China–Myanmar border in Yunnan Province.
Major earthquakes near the Myanmar–China border region
1995
Cleveland Browns relocation controversy: Art Modell announces that he signed a deal that would relocate the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore.
NFL franchise move
2002
Jiang Lijun is detained by Chinese police for signing the Open Letter to the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.
Chinese freelance writer (born 1965)
2002
A Fokker 50 crashes near Luxembourg Airport, killing 20 and injuring three.
Regional airliner by Fokker
2004
An express train collides with a stationary car near the village of Ufton Nervet, England, killing seven and injuring 120.
2004 rail crash in Berkshire, England
2012
Tammy Baldwin becomes the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate.
American politician and lawyer (born 1962)
2016
Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces launch an offensive to capture the ISIL-held city of Raqqa.
2011–2024 armed conflict in Syria
2025
Canadian ostrich cull: The Government of Canada kills 314 ostriches after H5N8 is detected in an ostrich farm in Edgewood, BC.
Legal issue resulting from detection of H5N8