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Today in History
Saturday, 06 December 2025
2008
The 2008 Greek riots break out upon the murder of a 15-year-old boy, Alexandros Grigoropoulos, by a police officer.
2006
NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars.
2005
Several villagers are shot dead during protests in Dongzhou, China.
2001
The Canadian province of Newfoundland is renamed Newfoundland and Labrador.
1998
Hugo Chávez Frías, Venezuelan military officer and politician, is elected President of Venezuela.
1997
A Russian Antonov An-124 transport cargo plane crashes into an apartment complex near Irkutsk, Siberia, killing 67.
1992
Extremist Hindu activists Demolition of Babri Masjid|demolish Babri Masjid
1991
In Croatia, forces of the Yugoslav People's Army bombard Dubrovnik after laying siege to the city since May.
1989
The École Polytechnique Massacre (or Montreal Massacre): Marc Lépine, an anti-feminist gunman, murders 14 young women at the École Polytechnique in Montreal.
1988
The Australian Capital Territory is granted self-government.
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