Notable Birthdays for December 6
Stephen Thomas (1809-1903) - Brigadier General for the Union Army.
John S. Mosby (1833-1916) - Confederate Colonel during the Civil War.
Charles Martin Hall (1863-1914) - Chemist who invented an inexpensive method for producing aluminum.
Ira Gershwin (1896-1983) - Songwriter and composer who helped his younger brother, George Gershwin, create some of the most memorable music pieces in the history of music.
Agnes Moorehead (1900-1974) - Successful actress remembered for her roles on screen and television, including Endora on the sitcom Bewitched.
Sherman Kent (1903-1986) - Considered the father of intelligence analysis.
Baby Face Nelson (1908-1934) - Gangster and bootlegger.
Frank Springer (1929-2009) - Comic book illustrator for Marvel Comics.
Steve Alaimo (1939-Still Living) - Pop singer best known for his song Mashed Potatoes.
Craig Newmark (1952-Still Living) - Founder of Craigslist.
Peter Buck (1956-Still Living) - Co-founder of the rock band R.E.M.
Randy Rhoads (1956-1982) - Guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne.
Deborah Estrin (1959-Still Living) - Computer scientist and co-founder of the non-profit Open mHealth.
Helen Greiner (1967-Still Living) - Engineer and co-founder of iRobot.
Ryan White (1971-1990) - Considered the poster child for HIV/AIDS after his school barred him from attending school after his AIDS.
Memorable Events for December 6
1732 - The first professional play is held in NY.
1790 - The U.S. Congress moves from NY City to Philadelphia.
1825 - President Adams recommends establishing a national observatory.
1849 - Harriet Tubman makes her final escape from slavery.
1862 - President Lincoln orders 39 Santee Sioux to be hanged.
1865 - Georgia ratifies the 13th Amendment and abolishes slavery.
1869 - The first black labor union (Colored National Labor Union) meets for the first time.
1876 - The first operational crematorium opens in the U.S.
1877 - Thomas Edison records voices for the first time at the offices of Scientific American.
1884 - The Washington Monument in D.C. is completed.
1917 - USS Jacob Jones is the first American destroyer to be sunk by a German submarine SM U-53.
1922 - Power is transmitted over the first electric power line in NY.
1923 - President Coolidge becomes the first Presidential to address the country on the radio.
1933 - Judge John M. Woolsey rules that James Joyce's novel Ulysses is not obscene (United States v. One Book Called Ulysses).
1944 - The 95th Infantry division reaches German defensive line Westwall.
1947 - The Everglades National Park (FL) is dedicated by President Truman.
1961 - Ernie Davis becomes the first Black to win the Heisman Trophy.
1964 - Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer airs on t.v. for the first time.
1973 - The House of Representatives confirms Gerald Ford as Vice President using the 25th Amendment.
1995 - The FDA approves the first protease inhibitor to treat HIV/AIDS (Saquinavir).
1999 - The Recording Industry Association of America sues Napster (A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc.) alleging copyright infringement.
2006 - NASA reveals photographs of liquid water on Mars.
