May 6
1840 - A tornado that touched down in eastern Louisiana and crossed the Mississippi River into Natchez, Mississippi, killed 317 people -- most of them in boats on the river.
1856 - Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, was born in Freiberg, Moravia (present-day Pribor, Czech Republic).
1861 - Arkansas seceded from the Union.
1882 - Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, over President Chester A. Arthur's veto, which barred Chinese immigrants from the United States for 10 years.
1889 - The Paris Exposition opened, featuring the newly completed Eiffel Tower.
1910 - Britain's King Edward VII died.
1915 - Actor, producer and director Orson Welles was born.
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 became the premier of Russia.
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 divorced in 1978.)
1975 - An F4 tornado struck Omaha, Nebraska in the late afternoon hours, killing three people and injuring another 130. The storm caused an estimated $1.1 billion in damages. The tornado remains as one of the costliest in U.S. history.
1994 - The underground tunnel under the English Channel named the Chunnel between England and France officially opened to traffic
1999 - Scotland elected its first separate parliament in over 300 years.
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
22 - Naomi Scott (actress)
30 - Chris Paul (basketball player)
32 - Adrianne Palicki (actress)
33 - Jason Witten (football player)
43 - Martin Brodeur (hockey player)
54 - George Clooney (actor)
55 - Roma Downey (actress)
60 - Tom Bergeron (TV host)
62 - Tony Blair (politician)
70 - Bob Seger (rock singer)
84 - Willie Mays (baseball hall of famer)
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Today in Sports History - May 6
1885 - Halma won the Kentucky Derby.
1886 - Ben Brush won the Kentucky Derby.
1915 - Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox hit the first of what would be his major league record 714 major league home runs in a 4-3 loss to the New York Yankees at the Polo Grounds.
1933 - Brokers Tip won the Kentucky Derby.
1934 - Carl Reynolds, Moose Solters, Rick Ferrell and Bucky Walters of the Boston Red Sox hit four consecutive triples in a 14-4 win over the Detroit Tigers.
1946 - The New York Yankees became the first major league baseball team to travel by plane.
1951 - Despite walking eight batters, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Cliff Chambers no-hit the Boston Braves in a 3-0 win.
1954 - Roger Bannister 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.
1973 - The New England Whalers defeated the Winnipeg Jets for the first World Hockey Association (WHA) championship.
1982 - Gaylord Perry became the 15th player in major league history with 300 saves.
1994 - The Chicago Cubs 10-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates ended pitcher Anthony Young's 29-game losing streak.
1997 - The NHL's Hartford Whalers became the Carolina Hurricanes.
1998 - Chicago Cubs rookie Kerry Wood tied a major league record with 20 strikeouts in a nine-inning game as he one-hit the Houston Astros 2-0.
2005 - Trevor Hoffman of the San Diego Padres became the third closer in major league history with 400 saves.
2008 - Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers was named NBA MVP.
2009 - The Los Angeles Dodgers set a new modern record for consecutive home wins to start a season with 13.
2014 - Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant was named NBA MVP.
1840 - A tornado that touched down in eastern Louisiana and crossed the Mississippi River into Natchez, Mississippi, killed 317 people -- most of them in boats on the river.
1856 - Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, was born in Freiberg, Moravia (present-day Pribor, Czech Republic).
1861 - Arkansas seceded from the Union.
1882 - Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, over President Chester A. Arthur's veto, which barred Chinese immigrants from the United States for 10 years.
1889 - The Paris Exposition opened, featuring the newly completed Eiffel Tower.
1910 - Britain's King Edward VII died.
1915 - Actor, producer and director Orson Welles was born.
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 became the premier of Russia.
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 divorced in 1978.)
1975 - An F4 tornado struck Omaha, Nebraska in the late afternoon hours, killing three people and injuring another 130. The storm caused an estimated $1.1 billion in damages. The tornado remains as one of the costliest in U.S. history.
1994 - The underground tunnel under the English Channel named the Chunnel between England and France officially opened to traffic
1999 - Scotland elected its first separate parliament in over 300 years.
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
22 - Naomi Scott (actress)
30 - Chris Paul (basketball player)
32 - Adrianne Palicki (actress)
33 - Jason Witten (football player)
43 - Martin Brodeur (hockey player)
54 - George Clooney (actor)
55 - Roma Downey (actress)
60 - Tom Bergeron (TV host)
62 - Tony Blair (politician)
70 - Bob Seger (rock singer)
84 - Willie Mays (baseball hall of famer)
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Today in Sports History - May 6
1885 - Halma won the Kentucky Derby.
1886 - Ben Brush won the Kentucky Derby.
1915 - Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox hit the first of what would be his major league record 714 major league home runs in a 4-3 loss to the New York Yankees at the Polo Grounds.
1933 - Brokers Tip won the Kentucky Derby.
1934 - Carl Reynolds, Moose Solters, Rick Ferrell and Bucky Walters of the Boston Red Sox hit four consecutive triples in a 14-4 win over the Detroit Tigers.
1946 - The New York Yankees became the first major league baseball team to travel by plane.
1951 - Despite walking eight batters, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Cliff Chambers no-hit the Boston Braves in a 3-0 win.
1954 - Roger Bannister 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.
1973 - The New England Whalers defeated the Winnipeg Jets for the first World Hockey Association (WHA) championship.
1982 - Gaylord Perry became the 15th player in major league history with 300 saves.
1994 - The Chicago Cubs 10-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates ended pitcher Anthony Young's 29-game losing streak.
1997 - The NHL's Hartford Whalers became the Carolina Hurricanes.
1998 - Chicago Cubs rookie Kerry Wood tied a major league record with 20 strikeouts in a nine-inning game as he one-hit the Houston Astros 2-0.
2005 - Trevor Hoffman of the San Diego Padres became the third closer in major league history with 400 saves.
2008 - Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers was named NBA MVP.
2009 - The Los Angeles Dodgers set a new modern record for consecutive home wins to start a season with 13.
2014 - Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant was named NBA MVP.
