Historical events on May 6
MAY 6, 1941
American entertainer Bob Hope performed his first show with the United Service Organizations, beginning a 50-year involvement with them.
Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope was an American comedian, actor, entertainer and producer with a career that spanned nearly 80 years and achievements
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MAY 6, 1536
Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire: Sapa Inca emperor Manco Inca Yupanqui's army began a ten-month siege of Cusco against a garrison of Spanish conquistadors and Indian auxiliaries led by Hernando Pizarro.
The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire, also known as the Conquest of Peru, was one of the most important campaigns in
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MAY 6, 2013
Amanda Berry escaped from the Cleveland, Ohio, home of her captor, Ariel Castro, having been held there with two other women for ten years.
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore
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MAY 6, 1782
Construction began on the Grand Palace (pictured) in Bangkok, the official residence of the king of Thailand.
The Grand Palace is a complex of buildings at the heart of Bangkok, Thailand. The palace has been the official residence of
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MAY 6, 1954
At Oxford's Iffley Road Track, English runner Roger Bannister became the first person to run the mile in under four minutes.
Oxford is a cathedral city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town.
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MAY 6, 1915
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: SY Aurora, anchored in McMurdo Sound, broke loose during a gale, beginning a 312-day ordeal in the Ross Sea and Southern Ocean for her 18-man crew.
The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917 is considered to be the last major expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Conceived
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MAY 6, 1998
Steve Jobs unveiled the iMac G3' personal computer.
Steven Paul Jobs was an American businessman, inventor, and investor best known for co-founding the technology company Apple Inc. Jobs was also
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MAY 6, 1937
The German airship Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during an attempt to dock at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey, killing 36 people.
LZ 129 Hindenburg was a German commercial passenger-carrying rigid airship, the lead ship of its class, the longest class of flying machine
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MAY 6, 1882
Irish civil servants Thomas Henry Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish were stabbed to death by members of the radical Irish National Invincibles in Phoenix Park, Dublin.
Thomas Henry Burke was an Irish civil servant who served as Permanent Under Secretary at the Irish Office for many years before
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MAY 6, 1991
Time magazine published the article "The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power" by Richard Behar criticizing the Church of Scientology, leading to years of legal conflict.
Time is an American news magazine based in New York City. It was published weekly for nearly a century. Starting in March
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MAY 6, 2010
Exacerbated by high-frequency traders using strategies that have since been banned, major U.S. stock indices dropped nearly 9 percent and quickly rebounded.
High-frequency trading (HFT) is a type of algorithmic trading in finance characterized by high speeds, high turnover rates, and high order-to-trade ratios
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MAY 6, 2008
British barrister Mark Saunders was shot dead by police after a five-hour siege at his home in Chelsea, London.
A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions. Barristers mostly specialize in courtroom advocacy and litigation. Their tasks include
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MAY 6, 1930
Vita Sackville-West and her husband Harold Nicolson purchased the Kent property they would transform into Sissinghurst Castle Garden.
Victoria Mary, Lady Nicolson, CH, usually known as Vita Sackville-West, was an English author and garden designer.
MAY 6, 2023
The coronation of Charles III and Camilla as King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms was held at Westminster Abbey in London.
The coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms,
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MAY 6, 1988
Widerøe Flight 710 crashed into the fog-covered mountain of Torghatten in Brønnøy, Norway, killing all 36 people on board.
Widerøe Flight 710, commonly known as the Torghatten Accident, was a controlled flight into terrain into the mountain of Torghatten in Brønnøy
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MAY 6, 1757
English poet Christopher Smart was admitted to St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics in London, beginning his six-year confinement to mental asylums.
Christopher Smart was an English poet. He was a major contributor to two popular magazines, The Midwife and The Student, and a
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MAY 6, 1801
French Revolutionary Wars: The 32-gun Spanish frigate El Gamo was captured by the outmanned and outgunned HMS Speedy.
The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution that lasted from 1792 until 1802.
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MAY 6, 1882
U.S. president Chester A. Arthur signed the Chinese Exclusion Act into law (cartoon pictured), implementing a ban on Chinese immigration to the United States that remained for 61 years.
Chester Alan Arthur was the 21st president of the United States, serving from 1881 to 1885. He was a Republican from New
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