Event:
U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
More Notable Events on September 6:
1997 Princess Diana's funeral
1995 Cal Ripken, Jr. breaks Gehrig's record, plays in 2,131 straight games
1991 U.S.S.R. recognizes independence of the 3 Baltic republics
1978 Begin and Sadat meet at Camp David to discuss peace
1899 Carnation processes its 1st can of evaporated milk
