Discover what happened on September 6 with HISTORY's summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

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Discover what happened on September 6 with HISTORY&#8217;s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

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America’s Founding Fathers decided that one elected civilian - the U.S. president - would lead the executive branch of the federal government, a governmental structure that has remained in place for more than 200 years.

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World War I pitted Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire against Great Britain, the United States, France, Russia, Italy and Japan. New military technology resulted in unprecedented carnage. By the time the war was over and the Allied Powers claimed victory, more than 16 million people—soldiers and civilians alike—were dead.

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The 21st century saw the dawn of the war on terrorism, as the 9/11 attacks and the Boston Marathon bombing dramatically changed society. Economic issues also moved to the forefront during the Great Recession as awareness of social inequality grew.

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In the 15th century, Europeans began to sail west across the Atlantic Ocean in search of new routes to China and the East, but in the process they discovered an entirely New World: North and South America, plus many other lands.

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Sports and recreation are an integral part of human history, from the ancient Olympics to the Kentucky Derby, Jackie Robinson, Negro League Baseball, the Super Bowl and more.

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Germany is a large northern European country with a population of more than 82 million and a complex history, including the Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, East Germany and the reunification of Germany.&nbsp;

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The Revolutionary War waged by the American colonies against Britain influenced political ideas and revolutions around the globe, as a small fledgling nation won its freedom from the greatest military force of its time.

Art history tells the complex story of human civilization through art and design. It ranges from prehistoric art of the Neolithic period through Renaissance masterpieces, Impressionism, Modernism, the Bauhaus and contemporary art.

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Inventions from the telephone to the Model T and the computer have defined human history, and inventors like Leonardo da Vinci, Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, Eli Whitney and Alexander Graham Bell have transformed our society.

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The history of sports is the history of power, politics and progress. From ancient origins to groundbreaking firsts: Sometimes sports makes history, sometimes sports is history.

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Africa is a large and diverse continent that stretches from South Africa northward to the Mediterranean Sea. Its rich history, emerging political power and dramatic landscapes have fascinated people for generations. Updated !

This Day In History: September 6

First tank produced

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Teen tennis star Navratilova seeks political asylum in U.S.

Off‑duty police officer mistakenly enters neighbor’s apartment and shoots its owner to death

Magellan’s expedition circumnavigates globe

More Israeli hostages killed in Munich

South African prime minister and architect of apartheid assassinated

First Battle of the Marne begins

Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. breaks record for consecutive games played

President William McKinley is shot

Henry David Thoreau leaves Walden and moves in with the Emersons

Some 2.5 billion TV viewers watch Princess Diana’s funeral

Benedict Arnold orders burning of New London

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