September 6 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for September 6
In the headlines today:

1997	The funeral for Diana, Princess of Wales, is held at London's Westminster Abbey.
1995	Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken breaks Lou Gehrig's record by playing in 2,131 consecutive games.
1995	The Senate Ethics Committee recommends expulsion of US Senator Bob Packwood, accused of sexual misconduct.
1984	Country music artist Ernest Tubb dies at the age of 70.
1975	Czech tennis star Martina Navratilova requests political asylum while in New York for the US Open.
1968	Swaziland becomes an independent member of the British Commonwealth.
1959	Mattel's Barbie doll goes on sale for the first time.
1952	The first regular Canadian television broadcasts begin in Montreal.
1948	Juliana of the Netherlands is crowned as Queen.
1939	South Africa declares war on Germany during WWII.
1923	Publisher Edward P. Dutton dies.
1920	Detroit station WWJ airs the first pro boxing match to be broadcast on radio.
1901	US president William McKinley is shot and mortally wounded by an asailant at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, NY.