September 6: on this day in history
A few events that happened on September 6. You do not need to know them all; curiosity is enough.
Historical events
- 1492Christopher Columbus set sail from La Gomera in the Canary Islands to cross the Atlantic.
- 1620The Pilgrims set sail for America aboard the Mayflower from Plymouth, England.
- 1803Chemist John Dalton began using symbols to represent atoms and elements.
- 1870In Wyoming, Louisa Ann Swain became the first woman in the United States to vote legally.
- 1885Eastern Rumelia, an autonomous Ottoman territory, declared its union with Bulgaria.
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