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Holidays and Observances
Famous Birthdays
- 1967: Judd Apatow - Director Knocked Up
- 1955: Steven Wright - Comedian
- 1952: Craig Newmark - Craigslist founder
Famous Deaths
- 1988: Roy Orbison - Pretty Woman Song
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December 6 2006
2006: The Iraq Study Group, co-chaired by James Baker and Lee Hamilton concluded that President George W. Bush's Iraq War policies had failed, and said the situation in Iraq was "grave and deteriorating."
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The 1990s
The 1980s
- 1989: Marc Lepine shoots 14 women at a school in Montreal in what is now known at the Montreal Massacre.
The 1960s
- 1969: Four people are killed at Altamont Speedway during a free concert headlined by The Rolling Stones. One man was stabbed by a member of the security detail, who happened to be the Hells Angels.
December 6 1957
1957: The United States first attempt at launching a satellite into orbit failed as the Vanguard TV3 exploded on the launchpad.
The 1920s
- 1923: Calvin Coolidge becomes the first president to address the nation over the radio, and estimated 1 Million people heard the syndicated address.
December 6 1917
1917: Off the coast of Nova Scotia a munitions ship explodes in the Halifax harbor creating the largest pre-atomic bomb explosion, it killed over 1,800 people.
December 6 Moment of Zen
- The Daily Show: Santa Falls (2006)
- The Daily Show: Jack Valenti on standards (2005)
- The Daily Show: Musharraf Backs Down (2004)
- The Daily Show: Rocker, Giuliani sing (2000)
- The Daily Show: Bill Clinton touches and Apple (1999)
- The Daily Show: Happy Birthday Strom (2001)
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