TODAY IN HISTORY – 6th November, 2025 – ORBITS NEWS

TODAY IN HISTORY – 6th November, 2025 – ORBITS NEWS
By Valentine Uchechukwu Ndukwu

Asides referencing the past for proper equipping on how to manage and resolve attendant problems, you should have no business there. (Apologies to V. John Simeon)

Scroll down and feed your eyes with moments from the past recorded today. 

On this day in 447, a powerful earthquake destroyed large portions of the Walls of Constantinople, including 57 towers.

According to Today in History, on this day in 1577, the first recorded observation from Earth of the Great Comet of 1577 takes place by Aztec astronomers in Mexico, followed by reports from Italy on November 7 and Japan on November 8. Astronomer Tycho Brahe will track the comet from November 13 until January 26 before it departs the Solar System.

Today in History has also shown that it was on this day in 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States with only 40% of the popular vote, defeating John C. Breckinridge, John Bell, and Stephen A. Douglas in a four-way race.

Today in History also reveals that on this day in 1947, Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, made its debut on NBC Television.

Again on this day in 1971, the United States Atomic Energy Commission tests the largest U.S. underground hydrogen bomb, code-named Cannikin, on Amchitka Island in the Aleutians.

Remember the 1986 Sumburgh disaster: where a British International Helicopter’s Boeing 234LR Chinook crashed 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of Sumburgh Airport killing 45 people? It took place on this day. It is the deadliest civilian helicopter crash on record.

Red Devil fans will love this one, still on this day in 1986, one of the most legendary managerial reigns in sporting history officially began when Sir Alex Ferguson was appointed as the manager of Manchester United. He took over a struggling club sitting 19th in the English First Division and spent the next 26 years transforming them into a global powerhouse, winning an astonishing 38 trophies before his retirement.

Still on this day in 2012, Tammy Baldwin became the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate.

Sadly on this day in 2025, Canadian ostrich cull was recorded. The Government of Canada kills 314 ostriches after H5N8 is detected in an ostrich farm in Edgewood, BC.

On the home soil, in the month of November 6, 2015, Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets defeated Mexico 4–2 in a thrilling semi-final match at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Concepción, Chile. Kelechi Nwakali and Victor Osimhen both scored to secure Nigeria’s spot in the final, where they ultimately went on to win the world championship title.

Today is International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

Today is Obama Day (in Kenya)

When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on… You’re the point man 👉🏻 Keep pointing in the right direction…
Today in History!