April 6th

• 1652

  Cape Colony, South Africa's 1st European settlement, established.

• 1808

  John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company.

• 1886

  Vancouver, British Columbia incorporated.

• 1906

  World's 1st animated cartoon, 'Humorous Phases of Funny Faces', released.

• 1909

  Peary & Henson almost reach North Pole, later found to be short.

• 1925

  1st film shown on an airplane.

• 1936

  Tornado in Gainesville, Georgia kills 203 and injures 1,800.

• 1980

  Post It Notes introduced.

• 1986

  Soccer ball juggled non-stop for 14:14 hrs.

• 1994

  Plane with Rwandan and Burundian Presidents shot down, sparking Rwandan Genocide.

• 2009

  6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near L'Aquila, Italy, killing 253.

• 2012

  US F-18 Hornet crashes into Virginia apartment building, no fatalities. View Post →

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• 2022

  Dinosaur remains found at Tanis, North Dakota, killed on day asteroid struck.

• 1965

  First commercial communications satellite, Intelsat I, launched.

• 1896

  First modern Olympic Games open in Athens.

• 1917

  The United States officially enters World War I.