A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 6th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 6, 1888, Thomas Green Clemson died, leaving his fortune for the establishment of The Clemson Agricultural College of South Carolina, the college that became Clemson University. On April 6, 1941, German forces commenced the invasions of Greece and Yugoslavia. On April 6, 1970, a California Highway Patrol (CHP) traffic stop turned deadly when two CHP officers stopped a car containing…
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A Brief History Teen comedy fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Metal Lords on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 starting at 6PM ET! Winner links will be sent via Indee TV and will be valid for 24 hours. For your chance to get a virtual screening link, please sign up on this google form. RSVP deadline is Thursday, March 31 at 5PM. Spots are limited! Once we are at capacity with RSVPs, we will be closing this link to sign up. Digging Deeper In Metal Lords, two kids want to start a…
A Brief History On April 6, 2018, a bus carrying a junior hockey team, the Humboldt Broncos of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, crashed into a semi-tractor trailer near Armley, Saskatchewan, leaving 10 members of the team dead and also killing an additional 6 persons. Another 13 people were injured, but the driver of the semi survived. In spite of the horrific cost in lives, this particular tragedy was not among the absolute worst in the history of Canada. Today we remember some of those terrible traffic accidents that rank among the worst in Canadian history. Among the worst Canadian…
A Brief History On April 6, 1888, Thomas Green Clemson died, leaving his fortune for the establishment of The Clemson Agricultural College of South Carolina, the college that became Clemson University. Ranked #24 among all public universities in the United States by US News and World Report magazine, Clemson University is much more than just a college football powerhouse. So happy are Clemson graduates with the education they received there, the school ranks #3 in the US for the percentage of alumni that donate back to the university. And yet this wonderful institution of learning was founded by a man…
A Brief History On April 6, 2018, we eagerly await the 2018 version of the premier event in professional Football/Soccer, The World Cup! This year the event will be conducted in Europe (Russia) from June 14, 2018 to July 15, 2018. All matches will take place in stadiums located in European Russia (except 1) in order to facilitate travel between venues. Who will win? Digging Deeper Last time around in 2014 the German National Team was victorious, their 4th World Cup victory (the others being 1954, 1974 and 1990), posting a record performance of an Elo rating of 2205 points.…
