It happened on a… September 6

“New Moon” second book in Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight Saga” is published by Little Brown.

Cal Ripken Jr. breaks Lou Gehrig’s record, plays in 2,131 straight games.

The name Saint Petersburg is restored to Russia’s second largest city, which had been renamed Leningrad in 1924.

Eric Clapton records guitar tracks for George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”.

Elvis Presley records “White Christmas”, “Silent Night” & “Here Comes Santa Claus”.

CBFT in Montreal starts transmitting with a broadcast of Jean Cocteau’s drama Oedipus Rex; Canada’s first television station.

Jews in German-occupied areas were ordered to wear the Star of David with the word “Jew” inscribed. The order only applied to Jews over the age of 6.

1st true supermarket, the “Piggly Wiggly” is opened by Clarence Saunders in Memphis, Tennessee.