TodayOn this dayNovember 6
On this day
Good news on November 6.
Positive things that happened on November 6, with 2 verified milestones. Each milestone links to the source it was checked against.
Verified milestones
Scientific firsts, civil-rights wins, conservation, medicine, kindness, and other good news. Checked against the linked source.
1861
James Naismith was born in Canada on November 6, 1861. In 1891 he invented basketball in Springfield, Massachusetts.
For a read-aloud. James Naismith was born, and he later invented basketball.
1869
A National Park Service history notes that the first game of American football was played on November 6, 1869.
For a read-aloud. The first game of American football was played.
For the classroom
Two questions a teacher can use as a warm-up. This page is for an adult to read with a class.
- What game could your class invent from things already in the room?
- Why do people still play games that started long ago?
From the archive
Stories published on November 6 will show up here. The archive is still young.
No archive story for this date yet.
When a story is published on November 6, it will be listed here with the milestones above.