This Day in History - November 6

Looking back at this day in history, in nineteen eighty-five, members of a Colombian rebel group took control of the Palace of Justice in Bogotá, Colombia. Moving forward to nineteen ninety-five, team owner Art Modell announced a plan to move the Cleveland Browns football team from Cleveland to Baltimore. In two thousand four, an express train crashed into a parked car near the village of Ufton Nervet in England, killing seven people and injuring one hundred fifty. Earlier in the story of American politics, in two thousand twelve, Tammy Baldwin became the first openly gay person elected to the United States Senate. More recently, in two thousand sixteen, the Syrian Democratic Forces began an effort to take the city of Raqqa from the Islamic State group. These events remind us that one day can hold many very different moments in history.

(UPDATED November 6, 2026 09:01 UTC)

In 1985, leftist guerrillas seized Bogotá’s Palace of Justice. In 1995, Art Modell announced a deal to relocate the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore. In 2004, an express train struck a stationary car, killing seven and injuring 150. In 2012, Tammy Baldwin became the first openly gay politician elected to the United States Senate. In 2016, the Syrian Democratic Forces launched an offensive to capture Raqqa from ISIL.