The Day America Saved the River of Grass
On December 6, 1947, President Harry Truman dedicated Everglades National Park, protecting 1.5 million acres of a swamp most Americans had written off.
On December 6
The Treaty That Made — and Broke — a Nation
On December 6, 1921, Irish and British negotiators signed the Anglo-Irish Treaty in London, ending a brutal war — and setting the stage for another.
The Day America Topped Out the Tallest Structure on Earth
On December 6, 1884, workers set a 100-ounce pyramid of aluminum — then a precious metal — atop the Washington Monument, completing 36 years of work.