6th May: Today In History

Today is Friday, May 6th, the 127 day of 2016. There are 239 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

Events: 
1816   The American Bible Society is founded 
1889   The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public 
1937   The Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute 
1940   John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for the novel The Grapes of Wrath
1954   Roger Bannister is the first to run the mile in under four minutes. 
2004   The last episode of the TV show Friends airs

Birthdays: 
1856   Robert Peary (North Pole explorer) 
1865   Sigmund Freud (Psychiatrist) 
1895   Rudolph Valentino (Actor) 
1915   Orson Welles (Actor) 
1931   Willie Mays (Baseball Player) 
1945   Bob Segar (Musician) 
1953   Tony Blair (Prime Minister of Brittain) 
1955   Tom Bergeron (TV Host) 
1961   George Clooney (Actor) 
1985   Chris Paul (Basketball Player) 

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