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Today In History December 6 1971 highlights and past events
On December 6 various historical events are noted including F D R appealing to Hirohito in 1941 the Pearl Harbor eve, Abraham Lincoln taking seat in 1847 Jefferson Davis death in 1889 a 1917 Halifax ammunition ship collision, Prohibition repeal liquor buying in 1933 Eisenhower chosen for invasion in 1943 AFL CIO ousting Teamsters in 1957 Congo UN Katanga fighting five years ago Rhodesia oil sanctions one year ago Pope Paul VI return to Vatican amid life attempt in the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hirohito
Japan
Abraham Lincoln
Illinois
Jefferson Davis
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Soviet Union
Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Afl-Cio
Teamsters Union
Congo
Katanga
United Nations
Britain
U.N
Rhodesia
Pope Paul VI
Vatican
Philippines