sourceToday is Wednesday, Dec. 6, the 340th day of 2006. There are 25 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Dec. 6, 1889, Jefferson Davis, the first and only president of the Confederate States of America, died in New Orleans.
On this date:
In 1790, Congress moved from New York to Philadelphia.
In 1884, Army engineers completed construction of the Washington Monument.
In 1921, British and Irish representatives signed a treaty in London providing for creation of an Irish Free State a year later on the same date.
In 1923, a presidential address was broadcast on radio for the first time as President Coolidge spoke to a joint session of Congress.
In 1947, Everglades National Park in Florida was dedicated by President Truman.
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