This Day in History Dec. 6

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Dec. 6

1768 The first edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica is published
1865 The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified
1884 The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., is completed
1897 London becomes the world's first city to host licensed taxicabs
1917 Halifax Explosion: A munitions explosion near Halifax, Nova Scotia kills more than 1,900 people in the largest artificial explosion up to that time

Birthdays:

1822 John Eberhard built 1st large-scale pencil factory in US
1876 Fred Duesenberg, German-American businessman, co-founded the Duesenberg Automobile & Motors Company

Deaths:

1889 Jefferson Davis President of Confederate States of America
1892 Werner von Siemens, German engineer and businessman, founded the Siemens Company

Thought for the day:

?There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge.?
 

1941: The Japanese fleet was nearing the launch point for their raid on Pearl Harbor.

KEH
 

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