Today in History: December 6, 13th Amendment ratified, abolishing slavery

Nowadays is Saturday Dec the th day of There are days left in the year In the current era in history On Dec the th Amendment to the U S Constitution abolishing slavery was ratified as Georgia became the th state to endorse it Also on this date In at least men and boys died in a coal mine explosion in Monongah West Virginia it was the worst mining calamity in U S history Related Articles Frank Gehry dies at celebrated architect designed Facebook HQ in Menlo Park LA s Walt Disney Concert Hall Mother of missing New York boy admitted she was a single mother before changing story Disneyland diehard to set record with th ride on Radiator Springs Racers Supreme Court will decide whether Trump s birthright citizenship order violates the Constitution SWAT sergeant responded to Colorado school shooting while drunk records show In more than people were killed when an explosives-laden French cargo ship the Mont Blanc collided with the Norwegian merchant vessel SS Imo in the harbor in Halifax Nova Scotia setting off a blast that devastated the Canadian city In a presidential address was broadcast nationally on radio for the first time as Calvin Coolidge spoke to a joint session of Congress In America s first attempted satellite launch failed as Vanguard TV rose about four feet off a Cape Canaveral launch pad before crashing down and exploding In a free concert by The Rolling Stones at the Altamont Speedway in Alameda County California was marred by the deaths of four people including one who was stabbed by a member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club that was hired to provide concert measure In Republican House Minority Leader Gerald R Ford was sworn in as vice president after he was selected by President Richard Nixon to replace Spiro T Agnew who resigned amid an extortion and tax evasion controversy In in Venezuela former Lt Col Hugo Chavez who had staged a bloody coup attempt against the leadership six years earlier was elected president In President Donald Trump officially recognized Jerusalem as Israel s capital announcing plans to move the U S Embassy there from Tel Aviv In ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to four years later reduced to two for inciting masses unrest and breaching COVID- protocols she is currently serving a -year prison sentence after a series of cases brought by the military that had seized power from her elected regime This day s Birthdays Actor JoBeth Williams is Craigslist founder Craig Newmark is Actor Tom Hulce is Comedian Steven Wright is Rock musician Peter Buck R E M is Animator Nick Park is Actor Janine Turner is Writer-director Judd Apatow is Actor Sarah Rafferty is NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo YAH -nihs an-teh-toh-KOON -poh is Actor Stefanie Scott is