A Brief History
This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on September 6th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event.
Digging Deeper
On September 6, 1620, the Mayflower sailed from Plymouth, England, headed for the “New World” in America.
On September 6, 1803, pioneering atomic theorist John Dalton of England first assigned symbols to represent atoms of various elements.
On September 6, 1995, Cal Ripken, Jr., infielder for the Baltimore Orioles, set a new major league baseball record by playing in his 2131st consecutive baseball game, breaking the record held by Lou Gehrig for 56 years.
On September 6, 2012, former owner of the Cleveland Browns and former owner of the Baltimore Ravens, Arthur B. “Art” Modell died at the age of 87 in Baltimore.
On September 6, 2013, ivory poachers in Africa poisoned and killed 41 elephants at the Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe.
On September 6, 2022, we celebrate National Read a Book Day, one of the truly worthwhile “days” of the year, when we are all reminded that there is more to life than television and the internet.
Focus Features’ My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 in conjunction with Blu-Tique Micro-Wedding Venue hosted a contest for Ohio couples to win “Free Elopement Weddings” that took place on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 to help kick off the celebration of My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, which opened in theaters on Friday, September 8th, 2023.
Romantic comedy fans had their chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at 7:00PM at AMC Westwood Town Center 6, 21653 Center Ridge Road, Rocky River, OH 44116!
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Andrews, John and Matt Baker. Timeline of World History. Thunder Bay Press, 2020.
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