On This Day - May 6th 1835 – James Gordon Bennett, Sr. publishes the first issue of the New York Herald.
On This Day - May 6th 1861 – Richmond, Virginia is declared the new capital of the Confederate States of America.
On This Day - May 6th 1882 – The United States Congress passes the Chinese Exclusion Act.
On This Day - May 6th 1889 – The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
On This Day - May 6th 1910 – George V succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom upon the death of his father, Edward VII.
On This Day - May 6th 1937 – The German zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people are killed.
On This Day - May 6th 1954 – Britain's Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes.
On This Day - May 6th 1983 – The Hitler diaries are revealed as a hoax after examination by experts.
On This Day - May 6th 1994 – The Channel Tunnel between Britain and France is officially opened.
On This Day - May 6th 2001 – Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque during a trip to Syria.
Today's Birthdays
Born On This Day - May 6th 1501 – Pope Marcellus II (d. 1555)
Born On This Day - May 6th 1758 – Maximilien Robespierre, French Revolutionary (d. 1794)
Born On This Day - May 6th 1856 – Sigmund Freud, Austrian psychiatrist (d. 1939)
Born On This Day - May 6th 1895 – Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor (d. 1926)
Born On This Day - May 6th 1915 – Orson Welles, American Academy Award-winning film director, writer, actor and producer (d. 1985)
Born On This Day - May 6th 1931 – Today is the birthday of Willie Mays, American baseball player.
Born On This Day - May 6th 1945 – Today is the birthday of Bob Seger, American singer/songwriter.
Born On This Day - May 6th 1953 – Today is the birthday of Tony Blair, former British prime minister.
Born On This Day - May 6th 1953 – Today is the birthday of Graeme Souness, Scottish footballer/manager.
Born On This Day - May 6th 1961 – Today is the birthday of George Clooney, American actor.
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