1. In 1871, the District of Columbia became the first jurisdiction in the United States to hold a school board election. Prior to this, school boards were appointed by government officials. The election was held on November 6, with more than 12,000 citizens voting.

2. On November 6, 1967, the Washington Senators baseball team played their last game before moving to Texas to become the Texas Rangers. The Senators lost to the California Angels 6-1, ending their 11-year run in Washington, D.C.

3. In 1990, Democrat Eleanor Holmes Norton was elected as the Delegate to the House of Representatives for the District of Columbia. Norton is the first woman and first African American to hold the position. She was re-elected to the position on November 6, 2018.

4. On November 6, 1860, President-elect Abraham Lincoln made a stop in Washington, D.C. on his journey to the White House. He gave a speech from the balcony of the Willard Hotel to a large, cheering crowd. It was his last public address before his inauguration in March 1861.

5. In 2012, voters in the District of Columbia approved a ballot initiative legalizing the possession and use of recreational marijuana. The law went into effect on February 26, 2015, making D.C. the first place east of the Mississippi River to allow the use and possession of recreational marijuana. The ballot initiative was approved on November 6, 2012.