1652 – Cape Colony, the first European settlement in South Africa, is established by the Dutch East India Company under Jan van Riebeeck
1865 – Battle of High Bridge, fought near Farmville, Virginia (Appomattox Campaign), inconclusive result (US Civil War)
1889 – George Eastman begins selling Kodak flexible roll film for the first time
1941 – German bombardment of Piraeus (munitions ship explodes)
1957 – NYC ends trolley car service
1973 – Federal court rules in favor of the Smothers Brothers in breach of contract lawsuit against CBS-TV, awarding them $776,300 USD
1982 – Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center from White Sands
1991 – 145th Grand National: In Canadian distillery Seagram’s final year of race sponsorship, New Zealand-bred chestnut gelding Seagram wins, ridden by Nigel Hawke
1992 – British Radio Authority licenses Virgin and TV-AM radio licenses
2002 – France beats Ireland 44-5 at Stade de France, Saint Denis to complete a Grand Slam and win the Six Nations Rugby Championship; their 13th title
Historical Events for 6th April 2025
1652 – Cape Colony, the first European settlement in South Africa, is established by the Dutch East India Company under Jan van Riebeeck
1865 – Battle of High Bridge, fought near Farmville, Virginia (Appomattox Campaign), inconclusive result (US Civil War)
1889 – George Eastman begins selling Kodak flexible roll film for the first time
1941 – German bombardment of Piraeus (munitions ship explodes)
1957 – NYC ends trolley car service
1973 – Federal court rules in favor of the Smothers Brothers in breach of contract lawsuit against CBS-TV, awarding them $776,300 USD
1982 – Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center from White Sands
1991 – 145th Grand National: In Canadian distillery Seagram’s final year of race sponsorship, New Zealand-bred chestnut gelding Seagram wins, ridden by Nigel Hawke
1992 – British Radio Authority licenses Virgin and TV-AM radio licenses
2002 – France beats Ireland 44-5 at Stade de France, Saint Denis to complete a Grand Slam and win the Six Nations Rugby Championship; their 13th title