November 6 in History

• 1883

  November 6, 1883:

  The New York Athletic Club organizes the first Amateur Individual Cross Country Championship of America.

• 1888

  November 6, 1888:

  In spite of losing the popular vote, the Republican Party’s Benjamin Harrison is elected President of the United States through a majority of the Electoral College votes.

• 1904

  November 6, 1904:

  Mahatma Gandhi gets arrested for his role as the leader of the Indian miner’s march.

• 1947

  November 6, 1947:

  The weekly television news/interview program, “Meet the Press” premieres on NBC.

• 1952

  November 6, 1952:

  The Russian-language cantata, “The Sun Shines Over Our Motherland” is premiered at the Bolshoi Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire by the USSR Symphony Orchestra and Choir.

• 1975

  November 6, 1975:

  The English punk rock band, the Sex Pistols hold their first performance as a band in London at the Saint Martin’s College.

• 1990

  November 6, 1990:

  “I'm Your Baby Tonight”, Whitney Houston’s third album is released.

• 1993

  November 6, 1993:

  Boxer Evander Holyfield defeats Riddick Bowe by technical knockout to regain the WBA and IBF heavyweight titles.

• 1995

  November 6, 1995:

  Fans and sportswriters become angry upon the announcement by the owner of the Cleveland Browns (of the NFL), Art Modell that he is relocating the team to Baltimore.

• 2012

  November 6, 2012:

  The Democratic Party’s Tammy Wilson of Wisconsin state is elected to the United States Senate as the first openly gay person.