May 6
Today is the 127th day of 2016, there are 239 days left in the year.
1840 - A tornado that touched down in eastern Louisiana and crossed the Mississippi River into Natchez, Mississippi, killed 317 people -- most of them on boats in the river.
1856 - Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, was born in Freiberg, Moravia (present-day Czech Republic).
1861 - Arkansas seceded from the Union.
1882 - Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which barred Chinese immigrants from the United States for 10 years, overriding a veto from President Chester A. Arthur.
1889 - The Paris Exposition opened, featuring the just-completed Eiffel Tower.
1910 - Britain's King Edward VII died and was succeeded by George V.
1915 - Actor, director, producer and writer Orson Welles was born.
1935 - The Works Progress Administration began operating under an executive order signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1937 - The hydrogen-filled German dirigible Hindenburg burned and crashed in Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 36 of the 97 people on board.
1941 - Josef Stalin assumed the Soviet premiership, replacing Vyacheslav M. Molotov.
1941 - Comedian Bob Hope did his first USO show before an audience of servicemen as he broadcast his radio program from March Field in Riverside, California.
1942 - Some 15,000 Americans and Filipinos on Corregidor surrendered to the Japanese during World War II.
1960 - Britain's Princess Margaret married Anthony Armstrong Jones, a commoner, at Westminster Abbey (they later divorced in 1978).
1994 - Former Arkansas state worker Paula Jones filed suit against President Bill Clinton, alleging he'd sexually harassed her in 1991. (Jones reached a settlement with Clinton in November 1998.)
1994 - The Chunnel, a tunnel running beneath the English Channel, connecting England and France, officially opened to traffic.
1999 - Scotland elected its first separate parliament in three centuries.
2001 - Pope John Paul II, during a trip to Syria, became the first pope to enter a mosque.
2002 - Right-wing Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn was shot and killed in Hilversum, Netherlands.
2002 - "Spider-Man" became the first movie to make more than $100 million in its opening weekend.
2004 - The final episode of "Friends" aired on NBC.
2007 - Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy was elected president of France.
Birthdays
21 - Tiera Skovbye (actress)
23 - Naomi Scott (actress)
31 - Chris Paul (basketball player)
33 - Gabourey Sidibe (actress)
33 - Adrianne Palicki (actress)
34 - Jason Witten (football player)
35 - Nessa Diab (TV host)
44 - Martin Brodeur (hockey player)
55 - George Clooney (actor)
56 - Roma Downey (actress)
61 - Tom Bergeron (TV host)
63 - Tony Blair (British politician)
63 - Lynn Whitfield (actress)
71 - Bob Seger (singer)
85 - Willie Mays (baseball player)
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Today in Sports History - May 6
1903 - The Chicago White Sox commit a record 12 errors against the Detroit Tigers.
1907 - Pink Star wins the Kentucky Derby.
1915 - Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox hit the first of his 714 major league home runs in a 4-3 loss to the New York Yankees at the Polo Grounds.
1933 - Brokers Tip wins the Kentucky Derby.
1939 - Johnstown wins the Kentucky Derby.
1944 - Pensive wins the Kentucky Derby.
1950 - Middleground wins the Kentucky Derby.
1953 - In his first major league start, Cleveland Browns pitcher Bobo Holloman no-hits the Philadelphia Athletics in a 6-0 win.
1954 - Roger Banister became the first athlete to run a mile in less than four minutes, finishing in 3:59.4 during a track meet in Oxford, England.
1961 - Carry Back wins the Kentucky Derby.
1967 - Proud Clarion wins the Kentucky Derby.
1972 - Riva Ridge wins the Kentucky Derby.
1973 - The first World Hockey Association (WHA) championship is staged, with the New England Whalers defeating the Winnipeg Jets in five games.
1978 - Affirmed wins the Kentucky Derby.
1982 - Gaylord Perry of the Seattle Mariners becomes the 15th player in major league history to win 300 games.
1984 - Cal Ripken of the Baltimore Orioles hits for the cycle.
1989 - Sunday Silence wins the Kentucky Derby.
1991 - Seppo Raty of Finland sets a new world record in the javelin throw with a toss of 301' 9".
1995 - Thunder Gultch wins the Kentucky Derby.
1995 - The Classic Sports Network began on cable television.
1997 - The NHL's Hartford Whalers officially become the Carolina Hurricanes.
Today is the 127th day of 2016, there are 239 days left in the year.
1840 - A tornado that touched down in eastern Louisiana and crossed the Mississippi River into Natchez, Mississippi, killed 317 people -- most of them on boats in the river.
1856 - Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, was born in Freiberg, Moravia (present-day Czech Republic).
1861 - Arkansas seceded from the Union.
1882 - Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which barred Chinese immigrants from the United States for 10 years, overriding a veto from President Chester A. Arthur.
1889 - The Paris Exposition opened, featuring the just-completed Eiffel Tower.
1910 - Britain's King Edward VII died and was succeeded by George V.
1915 - Actor, director, producer and writer Orson Welles was born.
1935 - The Works Progress Administration began operating under an executive order signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1937 - The hydrogen-filled German dirigible Hindenburg burned and crashed in Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 36 of the 97 people on board.
1941 - Josef Stalin assumed the Soviet premiership, replacing Vyacheslav M. Molotov.
1941 - Comedian Bob Hope did his first USO show before an audience of servicemen as he broadcast his radio program from March Field in Riverside, California.
1942 - Some 15,000 Americans and Filipinos on Corregidor surrendered to the Japanese during World War II.
1960 - Britain's Princess Margaret married Anthony Armstrong Jones, a commoner, at Westminster Abbey (they later divorced in 1978).
1994 - Former Arkansas state worker Paula Jones filed suit against President Bill Clinton, alleging he'd sexually harassed her in 1991. (Jones reached a settlement with Clinton in November 1998.)
1994 - The Chunnel, a tunnel running beneath the English Channel, connecting England and France, officially opened to traffic.
1999 - Scotland elected its first separate parliament in three centuries.
2001 - Pope John Paul II, during a trip to Syria, became the first pope to enter a mosque.
2002 - Right-wing Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn was shot and killed in Hilversum, Netherlands.
2002 - "Spider-Man" became the first movie to make more than $100 million in its opening weekend.
2004 - The final episode of "Friends" aired on NBC.
2007 - Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy was elected president of France.
Birthdays
21 - Tiera Skovbye (actress)
23 - Naomi Scott (actress)
31 - Chris Paul (basketball player)
33 - Gabourey Sidibe (actress)
33 - Adrianne Palicki (actress)
34 - Jason Witten (football player)
35 - Nessa Diab (TV host)
44 - Martin Brodeur (hockey player)
55 - George Clooney (actor)
56 - Roma Downey (actress)
61 - Tom Bergeron (TV host)
63 - Tony Blair (British politician)
63 - Lynn Whitfield (actress)
71 - Bob Seger (singer)
85 - Willie Mays (baseball player)
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Today in Sports History - May 6
1903 - The Chicago White Sox commit a record 12 errors against the Detroit Tigers.
1907 - Pink Star wins the Kentucky Derby.
1915 - Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox hit the first of his 714 major league home runs in a 4-3 loss to the New York Yankees at the Polo Grounds.
1933 - Brokers Tip wins the Kentucky Derby.
1939 - Johnstown wins the Kentucky Derby.
1944 - Pensive wins the Kentucky Derby.
1950 - Middleground wins the Kentucky Derby.
1953 - In his first major league start, Cleveland Browns pitcher Bobo Holloman no-hits the Philadelphia Athletics in a 6-0 win.
1954 - Roger Banister became the first athlete to run a mile in less than four minutes, finishing in 3:59.4 during a track meet in Oxford, England.
1961 - Carry Back wins the Kentucky Derby.
1967 - Proud Clarion wins the Kentucky Derby.
1972 - Riva Ridge wins the Kentucky Derby.
1973 - The first World Hockey Association (WHA) championship is staged, with the New England Whalers defeating the Winnipeg Jets in five games.
1978 - Affirmed wins the Kentucky Derby.
1982 - Gaylord Perry of the Seattle Mariners becomes the 15th player in major league history to win 300 games.
1984 - Cal Ripken of the Baltimore Orioles hits for the cycle.
1989 - Sunday Silence wins the Kentucky Derby.
1991 - Seppo Raty of Finland sets a new world record in the javelin throw with a toss of 301' 9".
1995 - Thunder Gultch wins the Kentucky Derby.
1995 - The Classic Sports Network began on cable television.
1997 - The NHL's Hartford Whalers officially become the Carolina Hurricanes.
