In History, Today on September 6

The Victoria, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition, returns to Spain, completing the first circumnavigation of the globe.

The Pilgrims set sail from Plymouth, England, on the Mayflower to settle in North America.

U.S. President William McKinley is shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. He dies eight days later.

The requirement for Jews to wear the Star of David with the word 'Jew' inscribed, is introduced in Nazi Germany.

India and Pakistan engage in the Battle of Asal Uttar during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.

South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, architect of apartheid, is assassinated in Cape Town.

Munich Massacre: A Palestinian terrorist group called Black September takes eleven Israeli athletes hostage at the Munich Olympic Games; all hostages are killed.

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

Israel conducted an airstrike on a suspected nuclear reactor in Syria, known as Operation Orchard. The strike targeted the Deir ez-Zor region, aiming to prevent the development of nuclear weapons by the Syrian government.

The European Central Bank announced its Outright Monetary Transactions (OMT) program, aimed at stabilizing the eurozone by purchasing government bonds of struggling eurozone countries.

Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 storm, made landfall in the Caribbean, causing widespread destruction across several islands.

A powerful earthquake struck the Japanese island of Hokkaido, causing landslides and widespread power outages. The earthquake measured 6.6 on the Richter scale and resulted in significant damage and casualties.

The Taliban announced an interim government in Afghanistan following their takeover of the country in August 2021.

Liz Truss was appointed as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, succeeding Boris Johnson.