In History, Today on September 6

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

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

In a peace negotiation attempt, the Afghan government and the Taliban agreed to begin talks to end almost two decades of violence in Afghanistan, marking a significant step towards potential peace.

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.

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

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

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

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

As part of the Dawson's Field hijackings, Palestinian militants simultaneously hijack four aircraft heading to New York City, one belonging to El Al, one to TWA, and one to Swissair.

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

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

A prototype aircraft made by de Havilland, the DH.110, disintegrates and crashes at the Farnborough Airshow, killing 29 spectators and the test pilot.

In Istanbul, Turkey, the first scenes of violence took place during a pogrom against Istanbul's Greek minority, known as the Istanbul Pogrom.

World War II: The city of Ypres was liberated by Allied forces.

The Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education was founded, one of the foremost private and secular universities in Mexico.

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

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.

Carnation Company is founded by Elbridge Amos Stuart in Seattle, Washington. The company becomes famous for its condensed milk.

During the American Civil War, Union forces capture Fort Wagner in South Carolina after Confederate evacuation, marking a strategic victory for the Union.

Oberlin Collegiate Institute, now known as Oberlin College, became the first higher education institution in the United States to adopt a policy to admit African American students, marking a significant moment in the history of education and civil rights.

The first submarine attack in history takes place during the American Revolutionary War, when the American submarine Turtle attempts to attach a time bomb to the hull of HMS Eagle in New York Harbor.

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

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

Pope John XXI was elected as the head of the Catholic Church, succeeding Adrian V. His brief papacy would later end with a tragic accident.

The Battle of the Frigidus took place, where the Eastern Roman Emperor Theodosius I defeated the Western Roman usurper Eugenius, effectively reuniting the Roman Empire under a single ruler.