CoM Moderators Posted April 6 Posted April 6 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 More Historical Events »
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