Page 6: Historical Events In December - 06
Wednesday, 09 July 2025
1950 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Mirabile illud on December - 06.
1951 On December - 06 j Edward Bromberg, dies at 47
1952 On this day in history czech govt tells Israeli ambassador, he's persona non grata
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 this day in history.
1954 On December - 06 simone de Beauvoir receives Prix Goncourt
1955 New York psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing on this day in history.
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 On this day in history nelson Mandela and 156 others arrested for political activities in S Africa
1956 On this day in history "Happy Hunting" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 413 performances
1957 On December - 06 aFL-CIO votes to expel Teamsters (readmitted in October 1987)
1957 The first US attempt to launch a satellite fails-Vanguard rocket blows up on this day in history.
1957 1st US attempt to launch a satellite fails-Vanguard rocket blows up on this day in history.
1958 On December - 06 uS lunar probe Pioneer 3 reaches 107,269 km, falls back
1958 On December - 06 erwin Bodky, composer, dies at 62
1959 Len Doyle, actor (Harrington-Mr District Attorney), dies at 66 on this day in history.
1960 AL grants Gene Autry a franchise, LA Angels on this day in history.
1961 27th Heisman Trophy Award: Ernie Davis, Syracuse (HB) on this day in history.
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 December - 06.
1964 "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" 1st airs on TV on December - 06.
1965 On December - 06 2 trucks crashed into a crowd of dancers (Sotouboua Togo) kills 125
1965 Alberto Vaccari, Italian jesuit/old testament scholar, dies at 90 on December - 06.
1966 On this day in history hermann Heiss, composer, dies at 68
1969 300,000 attend the Altamont CA, rock concert feature Rolling Stones on December - 06.
1970 Thomas S Power, USAF-gen (Raid on Tokyo-March 1945), dies at 65 on this day in history.
1971 Lewis Franklin Powell confirmed as Supreme Court justice on December - 06.
1971 On December - 06 hugo Godron, composer, dies at 71
1972 On this day in history janet Munro, actress (Crawling Eye, Swiss Family Robinson), dies at 38
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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