This Day in History
Today: November 6, 2026
447
A powerful earthquake destroys large portions of the Walls of Constantinople, including 57 towers.[1]
963
Synod of Rome: Emperor Otto I calls a council at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Pope John XII is deposed on charges of an armed rebellion against Otto.[2]
1217
The Charter of the Forest is sealed at St Paul's Cathedral, London by King Henry III, acting under the regency of William Marshall, 1st Earl of Pembroke which re-establishes for free men rights of access to the royal forest that had been eroded by William the Conqueror and his heirs.<span class="mw-...
1792
Battle of Jemappes in the French Revolutionary Wars.[4]
1860
Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States with only 40% of the popular vote, defeating John C. Breckinridge, John Bell, and Stephen A. Douglas in a four-way race.[5]
1869
In New Brunswick, New Jersey, Rutgers College defeats Princeton University (then known as the College of New Jersey), 6–4, in the first official intercollegiate American football game.[6]
1900
President William McKinley is re-elected, along with his vice-presidential running mate, Governor Theodore Roosevelt of New York. Republicans also swept the congressional elections, winning increased majorities in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.<span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwU...
1936
Spanish Civil War: The republican government flees from Madrid to Valencia, leading to the formation of the Madrid Defense Council in its stead.[8]
1943
World War II: The 1st Ukrainian Front liberates Kyiv from German occupation.[9]
1947
Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut on NBC Television.[10]
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