December 6th, 1889:

Jefferson Davis - the first, and only, President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War - dies in New Orleans.

Davis spent two years in prison after the war and was indicted for treason, but never faced trial.

1969:

Violence mars a counterculture music festival - as the turbulent decade of the Sixties comes to a close.

Four people die at a free Rolling Stones concert at the Altamont Speedway in Livermore, California.

One victim was stabbed by a member of the Hell's Angels motorcycle gang, hired by the Stones to provide security at the concert.

1957:

America's first attempt to put a satellite into orbit fails - as Vanguard TV-3 blows up on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

It happens months after the Soviet Union launches the very first satellite - Sputnik.

The U.S. finally sends its first satellite into orbit the following year.

And, 1920:

Dave Brubeck - the jazz pianist who brought a classical touch to his genre - is born in Concord, California.

Today in History, December 6th --- ___ ___, The Associated Press.