Theodore Roosevelt articulated his "Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the U.S. would intervene in the Western Hemisphere should Latin American governments prove incapable or unstable. Date: December 6, 1904 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1904 📅 On This Day (Today)

A coal mine explosion at Monongah, West Virginia, kills 362 workers. Date: December 6, 1907 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1907 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Nefertiti Bust is discovered. Date: December 6, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War I: The Central Powers capture Bucharest. Date: December 6, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War I: USS Jacob Jones is the first American destroyer to be sunk by enemy action when it is torpedoed by German submarine SM U-53. Date: December 6, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today)

Halifax Explosion: A munitions explosion near Halifax, Nova Scotia kills more than 1,900 people in the largest artificial explosion up to that time. Date: December 6, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today)

Finland declares independence from the Russian Empire. Date: December 6, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Anglo-Irish Treaty is signed in London by British and Irish representatives. Date: December 6, 1921 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1921 📅 On This Day (Today)

Ireland is partitioned, with Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State coming into existence, one year to the day after the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty. Date: December 6, 1922 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1922 📅 On This Day (Today)

The government of Colombia sends military forces to suppress a month-long strike by United Fruit Company workers, resulting in an unknown number of deaths. Date: December 6, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This Day (Today)