What happend on 6th September

05.09
07.09
2005

The California Legislature becomes the first legislative body in the United States to legalize same-sex marriage without a pre-emptive judicial order to do so.

2001

United States v. Microsoft: The United States Justice Department announces that it was no longer seeking to break-up software maker Microsoft and will instead seek a lesser antitrust penalty.

2000

In New York City, the United Nations Millennium Summit begins with more than 180 world leaders present.

1997

The funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, at Westminster Abbey draws large crowds.

1996

Eddie Murray becomes the 15th member of the 500 home run club with a home run at Oriole Park in Baltimore, Maryland.

1995

Cal Ripken Jr. breaks Lou Gehrig's record of playing 2131 consecutive baseball games.

1995

With the jury absent, Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman invokes his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in the murder trial of O. J. Simpson.

1991

The name Saint Petersburg is restored to Russia's second largest city, which had been renamed Leningrad in 1924.

1991

The Soviet Union recognizes the independence of the Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

1986

In Istanbul, two Arab terrorists from Abu Nidal's terror organization kill 22 and wound six inside the Neve Shalom synagogue during Shabbat services.