November 6

What happened on November 6 in history

5 events fall on November 6, from 1528 to 1962. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on November 6

  1. 1528

    Cabeza de Vaca is shipwrecked

    Spanish survivors wash up on the Texas coast and walk for years.

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  2. 1860

    Lincoln is elected

    His victory triggers the secession of the southern states.

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  3. 1869

    The first intercollegiate football game

    Rutgers beats Princeton in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

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  4. 1913

    Gandhi is arrested in South Africa

    He is taken during a march of Indian miners.

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  5. 1962

    The UN condemns apartheid

    The General Assembly calls for sanctions against South Africa.

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