Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/November 6

November 6: Constitution Day in the Dominican Republic (1844) and Tajikistan (1994); Gustavus Adolphus Day in Sweden.

Abraham Lincoln

• 1860 - Abraham Lincoln (pictured) became the first Republican candidate to win the U.S. presidential election.

• 1935 - Edwin Armstrong presented his study on frequency modulation for FM radio broadcasting to the Institute of Radio Engineers.

• 1962 - The United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 1761, condemning South Africa's apartheid policies.

• 1963 - Duong Van Minh officially took over the government of South Vietnam a few days after the assassination of President Ngo Dinh Diem.

• 1975 - Demonstrators in Morocco began the Green March to Spanish Sahara, calling for the "return of the Moroccan Sahara."

Recent days: November 5 – November 4 – November 3

More anniversaries:

• October 31
• November 1
• November 2