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would be
March 6, 2011 (Sunday)
Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-04:00)
• Day numbers: 65
• Week number: 9
• Leap year: 2011 is not a leap year
• Daylight Saving Time: No
Sunrise, Sunset Times for March 6, 2011 (Sunday)
• Sunrise time: 07:01 am
• Sunset time: 06:28 pm
• Day length: 11h 27m
• Source: suntoday.org
Moon Phase for March 6, 2011 (Sunday)
• Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
• Illumination: 4%
• Moon Age: 1.91 day(s)
• Source: mooninfo.org
March 6, 2011 Holidays and National Days
March 6 in History
1987
The British ferry Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes in the Channel off the coast of Belgium. At least 26 are dead.
1981
President Reagan announces plans to cut 37,000 federal jobs.
1980
Islamic militants in Tehran say that they will turn over the American hostages to the Revolutionary Council.
1975
Iran and Iraq announce that they have settled the border dispute.
1973
President Richard Nixon imposes price controls on oil and gas.
1967
President Lyndon B. Johnson announces his plan to establish a draft lottery.
1965
The United States announces that it will send 3,500 troops to Vietnam.
1960
The Swiss grant women the right to vote in municipal elections.
1953
Upon Josef Stalin’s death, Georgi Malenkov is named Soviet premier.
1948
During talks in Berlin, the Western powers agree to internationalize the Ruhr region.
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