1962: U.N. condemns apartheid

[Nov 6]( THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1962 [U.N. condemns apartheid]( On this day in 1962, the United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution condemning South Africa's racist apartheid policies and calling on all its members to end economic and military relations with the country. In effect from 1948 to 1993, apartheid, which comes from the Afrikaans word for... [read more »]( American Revolution 1789 [John Carroll named first Catholic bishop in U.S. »]( Automotive 1998 [President Clinton designates "Automobile National Heritage Area" in Detroit »]( Civil War 1861 [Jefferson Davis elected Confederate president »]( Cold War 1988 [Renowned Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov visits United States »]( Crime 1982 [A woman ices her husband with anti-freeze »]( Disaster 1977 [Dam gives way in Georgia »]( General Interest 1860 [Abraham Lincoln elected president »]( 1917 [Bolsheviks revolt in Russia »]( 1917 [Canadians take Passchendaele »]( Hollywood 1987 [Downey stars in Less Than Zero »]( Literary 1558 [Playwright Thomas Kyd is baptized »]( Music 1854 [John Philip Sousa is born »]( Old West 1528 [Cabeza de Vaca discovers Texas »]( Presidential 1906 [Teddy Roosevelt travels to Panama »]( Sports 1995 [Art Modell announces Browns are moving to Baltimore »]( Vietnam War 1963 [General Minh takes over leadership of South Vietnam »]( 1970 [South Vietnamese forces attack into Cambodia »]( World War I 1917 [British victory at Passchendaele »]( World War II 1941 [Stalin celebrates the Revolution's anniversary »]( [HISTORY.com]( [SHOWS]( [VIDEOS]( [SCHEDULE]( [TOPICS]( [Subscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Contact Us](mailto:thc.newsletters@aetn.com) This is a promotional email from HISTORY and A+E Networks. You received this message because {EMAIL} is subscribed to This Day In History email updates. If you DO NOT wish to receive these emails please [UNSUBSCRIBE](. Having trouble viewing this message? [View the web version](. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not junk folders) and view images, [please add us to your address book or safe/white list](. © 2017 A&E Television Networks, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Email Marketing, 235 E 45th Street, New York, NY 10017 [Corporate Information]( | [TV Parental Guidelines]( | [Careers]( | [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Copyright Policy]( | [Ad Sales]( | [Ad Choices](