How Many Days Until December 6?

This day in history: December 6

1. 1982

   The Irish National Liberation Army exploded a time bomb in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland, killing eleven British Army soldiers and six civilians.

2. 1988

   Self-government was granted to the Australian Capital Territory.

3. 1989

   25-year-old Marc Lépine, claiming to be "fighting feminism", killed fourteen women before committing suicide at the École Polytechnique in Montreal, Canada.

4. 1990

   An Italian Air Force military jet, abandoned by its pilot after an on-board fire, crashed into a high school near Bologna, killing 12 students and injuring 88 other people.

5. 1992

   The Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, India, was demolished by Hindu Kar Sevaks, who believed that it was built on the birthplace of Rama.

6. 1999

   The Recording Industry Association of America filed a lawsuit against the peer-to-peer file sharing network Napster, alleging that the service facilitated widespread copyright infringement.

7. 2017

   Under President Donald Trump, the United States government officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

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