This Day in History – November 6
1860 – Abraham Lincoln (Rep-R-Ill) elected 16th American President.
1888 – Benjamin Harrison (R-Sen-Ind) beats President Grover Cleveland (D), 233 electoral votes to 168, Cleveland received slightly more votes.
1917 – New York State adopts a constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote in state elections.
1928 – Clevelanders vote to build a stadium with city bonds.
1928 – Colonel Jacob Schick patents 1st electric razor.
1936 – RCA displays TV for press.
1938 – 3 DiMaggio brothers play together for 1st time, charity all star game.
1941 – USA lends Soviet Union $1 million.
1947 – NBC’s “Meet the Press” debuts – US’s longest running TV show.
1958 – Wilber Snyder beats Verne Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ.
1966 – 1st entire lineup televised in color (NBC).
1970 – Twins Jim Perry wins AL Cy Young Award.
1975 – “Hello, Dolly” opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 51 performances.
1984 – President Ronald Reagan (R) is re-elected over Mondale (D) in a landslide (won 49 states).
1986 – President Reagan signs landmark immigration reform bill.
1990 – Arsenio Hall gets a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.
1991 – Maximus 2.0 BBS released.
1995 – Art Modell officially announces Cleveland Browns are moving to Baltimore.
2001 – Crude oil for December delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) falls to a two-year low after OPEC members warn that a downward price spiral could occur if major non-OPEC oil exporters do not reduce oil production.
2006 – 4th Country Music Association Award: Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood & Keith Urban wins.
2012 – US territory Puerto Rico votes to become a US State.
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