On this day in history - Today, November, 6

Today in History

• 1999 Australians reject referendum to become a republic with a president as its head

  The referendum was held to amend the Australian constitution, which would make the country a republi

• 1985 Palace of Justice is Seized in Colombia

  25 guerrillas from the 19th of April Movement or the M-19 took over the Palace of Justice which hous

• 1962 United Nations passes resolution to condemn Apartheid in South Africa

  The UN General Assembly asked its member states to stand up against apartheid and to cut off relatio

• 1947 Meet the Press makes its TV debut

  The longest running TV news show was first hosted by journalist and creator Martha Rountree and aire

• 1861 Jefferson Davis elected as president of Confederate States of America

  The senator from Mississippi was the provisional president of the Confederacy since February 1861.