What famous events happened on May 6th?

May 6 significant News Events, History from 6th May

  • 6 May, 1937 U.S.A. Airship Hindenburg.
  • 1954 England Four Minute Mile Broken.
  • 6 May, 1882 U.S.A. Chinese Exclusion Act.
  • 6 May, 1910 England King Edward VII Dies.
  • 6 May, 1924 China Japanese Warships.
  • 1928 St.
  • 6 May, 1935 U.S.A. Works Progress Administration (WPA) Opens.

What was the number one song on May 6 1999?

Just Give Me a Reason.

What’s so special about May 6th?

On this day in 1937, while landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, on its first transatlantic crossing of the year, the German dirigible Hindenburg burst into flames and was destroyed, killing 36 of the 97 persons aboard.

What was trending in 1999?

Movies. The big screen boomed in 1999 with cinematic classics and fun favorites alike. The Oscar for Best Picture went to American Beauty in 1999, and the top five grossing films in the United States were 1) The Sixth Sense, 2) Toy Story 2, 3) Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, 4) The Matrix and 5) Tarzan.

What happened on May 6 1915 back in the United States?

May 6 – Babe Ruth hits his first career home run off of Jack Warhop. May 7 – The RMS Lusitania is sunk on passage from New York to Britain by a German U-boat, killing 1,198.

What happened on May 6th 2010?

The May 6, 2010, flash crash, also known as the crash of 2:45 or simply the flash crash, was a United States trillion-dollar stock market crash, which started at 2:32 p.m. EDT and lasted for approximately 36 minutes.

Who was born on the 6th of May?

Birthday wishes go out to George Clooney, Adrianne Palicki and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on May 6th and learn an interesting fact about each of them. Check out 20 more fun facts about George Clooney.