May 6th What Happened on the day you were born on This day in History
1954 England Four Minute Mile Broken
6th May 1954 : Roger Bannister becomes the first man to run a mile in less than 4 minutes, making the new record in 3mins 59.4 seconds at the Iffley Road track in Oxford, England.
6th May 1954 : Roger Bannister becomes the first man to run a mile in less than 4 minutes, making the new record in 3mins 59.4 seconds at the Iffley Road track in Oxford, England.
1882 U.S.A. Chinese Exclusion Act
6th May 1882 : Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which barred Chinese immigrants from the United States for 10 years.
1910 England King Edward VII Dies
6th May 1910 : King Edward VII dies after being Britains King for 9 years following the death of his mother Queen Victoria died . ( You will often see him referred as Bertie ) which was the name the royal family used for him.
6th May 1910 : King Edward VII dies after being Britains King for 9 years following the death of his mother Queen Victoria died . ( You will often see him referred as Bertie ) which was the name the royal family used for him.
1924 China Japanese Warships
6th May 1924 : Japanese warships have entered Chinese waters and Chinese troops are being rushed to coastal areas to fend off possible attacks
6th May 1924 : Japanese warships have entered Chinese waters and Chinese troops are being rushed to coastal areas to fend off possible attacks
1935 U.S.A. Works Progress Administration (WPA) Opens
6th May 1935 : The Works Progress Administration (WPA), opens allowing thousands of unemployed Americans decent-paying jobs on a wide range of public works projects including parks, playgrounds, major infrastructure projects, schools and post-offices. During it's existence the WPA was responsible for employing 8.5 million Americans during its eight-years
6th May 1935 : The Works Progress Administration (WPA), opens allowing thousands of unemployed Americans decent-paying jobs on a wide range of public works projects including parks, playgrounds, major infrastructure projects, schools and post-offices. During it's existence the WPA was responsible for employing 8.5 million Americans during its eight-years
1936 Airship Hindenberg
6th May 1936 : The Airship Hindenberg on its first flight from Europe to New York in the United States is near the Azores, the Hindenberg is like an ocean liner with an elegant interior and 15 of the passengers are Americans.
6th May 1936 : The Airship Hindenberg on its first flight from Europe to New York in the United States is near the Azores, the Hindenberg is like an ocean liner with an elegant interior and 15 of the passengers are Americans.
1937 U.S.A. Airship Hindenberg
6th May 1937 : The German airship Hindenberg the largest dirigible ever built burst into flames and collapsed to the ground while attempting to moor at Lakehurst, New Jersey. As the airship burst into flames it crashed 200 feet to the ground and the hull of the airship incinerated within seconds as the hydrogen core ignited.
6th May 1937 : The German airship Hindenberg the largest dirigible ever built burst into flames and collapsed to the ground while attempting to moor at Lakehurst, New Jersey. As the airship burst into flames it crashed 200 feet to the ground and the hull of the airship incinerated within seconds as the hydrogen core ignited.
1945 Germany World War II Europe Ends
6th May 1945 : The war in Europe is over when German forces are to sign full surrender on 7th May 1945 President Truman and Prime minister Churchill will make public radio broadcasts and speak to the people tomorrow and and VE day has been announced for the 8th May . The war in Europe has cost over 8 million lives.
6th May 1945 : The war in Europe is over when German forces are to sign full surrender on 7th May 1945 President Truman and Prime minister Churchill will make public radio broadcasts and speak to the people tomorrow and and VE day has been announced for the 8th May . The war in Europe has cost over 8 million lives.
1960 England Princess Margaret
6th May 1960 : Princess Margaret marries Anthony Armstrong Jones, a commoner, at Westminster Abbey.
6th May 1960 : Princess Margaret marries Anthony Armstrong Jones, a commoner, at Westminster Abbey.
1966 England Moors Murderers
6th May 1966 : The Moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley are jailed for life. They were tried and found guilty for the murder of three children ( Edward Evans, 17, Lesley Ann Downey, aged 10, and 12-year-old John Kilbride ). The pair preyed on children by luring the children into their home in Manchester then torturing and killing them, they performed terrible acts on them prior to murdering them and dumped them on Saddleworth Moor in the Pennines.
6th May 1966 : The Moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley are jailed for life. They were tried and found guilty for the murder of three children ( Edward Evans, 17, Lesley Ann Downey, aged 10, and 12-year-old John Kilbride ). The pair preyed on children by luring the children into their home in Manchester then torturing and killing them, they performed terrible acts on them prior to murdering them and dumped them on Saddleworth Moor in the Pennines.
1967 Vietnam B52 Bombers
6th May 1967 : B52 Bombers dropped tons of explosives on North Vietnamese bunkers and troop positions
6th May 1967 : B52 Bombers dropped tons of explosives on North Vietnamese bunkers and troop positions
1976 Italy Earthquake
6th May 1976 : A powerful earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale strikes in the small town of Maiano in north-east Italy leaving at least 60 people dead and many more buried under rubble.
6th May 1976 : A powerful earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale strikes in the small town of Maiano in north-east Italy leaving at least 60 people dead and many more buried under rubble.
1979 U.S.A. Anti Nuclear Power Demonstrators
6th May 1979 : Over 65,000 anti-nuclear power demonstrators marched on the capitol in protest against more nuclear power plants , the consumer advocate Ralph Nader describes nuclear power as "our countries technological Vietnam" . The group was formed after the accident at The Three Mile Island nuclear plant
6th May 1979 : Over 65,000 anti-nuclear power demonstrators marched on the capitol in protest against more nuclear power plants , the consumer advocate Ralph Nader describes nuclear power as "our countries technological Vietnam" . The group was formed after the accident at The Three Mile Island nuclear plant
1987 South Africa Elections
6th May 1987 : President PW Botha's national party increased it's majority in parliament , meanwhile 1 million blacks joined a nationwide strike protesting against the white only elections.
6th May 1987 : President PW Botha's national party increased it's majority in parliament , meanwhile 1 million blacks joined a nationwide strike protesting against the white only elections.
1994 England / France Channel Tunnel
6th May 1994 : The Queen and France's President Francois Mitterrand formally open the Channel Tunnel during two ceremonies in France and Britain.
6th May 1994 : The Queen and France's President Francois Mitterrand formally open the Channel Tunnel during two ceremonies in France and Britain.
1996 Netherlands War Crimes Trials
6th May 1996 : The first war crimes trials for Bosnian Serbs opens in The Hague , this is the first war crime trials since world war II
6th May 1996 : The first war crimes trials for Bosnian Serbs opens in The Hague , this is the first war crime trials since world war II
1997 England Bank of England Independence
6th May 1997 : The Chancellor, Gordon Brown, gives the Bank of England independence from political control, the Bank of England's current Governor is Eddie George. This will mean that The Bank Of England will decide interest rates when dealing with inflation targets and not the House Of Commons.
6th May 1997 : The Chancellor, Gordon Brown, gives the Bank of England independence from political control, the Bank of England's current Governor is Eddie George. This will mean that The Bank Of England will decide interest rates when dealing with inflation targets and not the House Of Commons.
1997 U.S.A. Hemophiliacs / Aids Cases Settled
6th May 1997 : Bayer and the other three manufacturers of blood products agree to pay $660 million to settle cases on behalf of more than 6,000 hemophiliacs infected in United States in the early 1980s, paying an estimated $100,000 to each infected hemophiliac.
6th May 1997 : Bayer and the other three manufacturers of blood products agree to pay $660 million to settle cases on behalf of more than 6,000 hemophiliacs infected in United States in the early 1980s, paying an estimated $100,000 to each infected hemophiliac.
2001 England Bomb at London Post Office
6th May 2001 : A bomb explodes at a north London postal sorting office believed to be part of a campaign of terror by the Real IRA.
6th May 2001 : A bomb explodes at a north London postal sorting office believed to be part of a campaign of terror by the Real IRA.
