The Nathu La pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years. Date: July 6, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)
A 73-car oil train derails in the town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec and explodes into flames, killing at least 47 people and destroying more than 30 buildings in the town's central area. Date: July 6, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On…
A Boeing 777 operating as Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crashes at San Francisco International Airport, killing three and injuring 181 of the 307 people on board. Date: July 6, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
At least 42 people are killed in a shooting at a school in Yobe State, Nigeria. Date: July 6, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
An Antonov An-26 operating as Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 crashes on approach to Palana Airport, killing all 28 aboard. Date: July 6, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Georgia Guidestones, a monument in the United States, are heavily damaged in a bombing, and are dismantled later the same day. Date: July 6, 2022 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 2022 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Liberty Bell leaves Philadelphia by special train on its way to the Panama–Pacific International Exposition. This is the last trip outside Philadelphia that the custodians of the bell intend to permit. Date: July 5, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅…
"Bloody Thursday": The police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco. Date: July 5, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1934 📅 On This Day (Today)
The National Labor Relations Act, which governs labor relations in the United States, is signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Date: July 5, 1935 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1935 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Foreign relations of Vichy France are severed with the United Kingdom. Date: July 5, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today)