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What happened in history on this day: May 6?
On May 6 in ...
- 1646 - First American patent awarded to New England die (coin) sinker Joseph Jenks.
- 1835 - First edition of New York Herald is published (price 1 cent).
- 1853 - First major US rail disaster kills 46 (Norwalk, Connecticut).
- 1859 - Gold is discovered near Central City, Colorado, USA.
- 1860 - San Francisco Olympic Club, first US athletic club founded.
- 1861 - Arkansas becomes ninth state to secede from USA.
- 1861 - CSA President Jefferson Davis approves a bill declaring War between US and Confederacy.
- 1864 - Henry Livermore Abbott, USA Brigadier-General, dies in battle.
- 1864 - Micah Jenkins, Confederate Brigadier-General (friendly fire), dies at age 28.
- 1864 - Battle of Port Walthall Junction, Virginia.
- 1864 - USA Army General Tecumseh Sherman begins advance to Atlanta, Georgia.
- 1882 - Chinese Exclusion Act: US Congress ceases Chinese immigration.
- 1904 - American Lung Association holds its first meeting.
- 1929 - New York to San Francisco footrace begins.
- 1937 - (1825 hours) Airship Hindenburg attempts landing at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey, USA. A sudden explosion and fire destroys the ship, killing 36 people. The Hindenburg was the largest rigid airship ever built; the largest aircraft of any type ever to fly. The US Department of Commerce official investigation finds the cause of the accident to be ignition of hydrogen and air, most likely set off by atmospheric discharge.
- 1941 - At California's March Field, Bob Hope performs his first USO show.
- 1942 - Corregidor surrenders to the Japanese, putting all of the Philippines under Japanese control.
- 1959 - In Hollywood, California, the 11th Annual Emmy Awards are presented, hosted by Raymond Burr.
- Best Comedy Series: The Jack Benny Program
- Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series: Jack Benny for The Jack Benny Program and Robert Young for Father Knows Best
- Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series: Raymond Burr for Perry Mason
- Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy Series: Tom Poston for The Steve Allen Show
- Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series: Dennis Weaver for Gunsmoke
- Best Continuing Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series: Jane Wyatt for Father Knows Best
- Best Continuing Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series: Loretta Young for Letter to Loretta
- Best Continuing Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Comedy Series: Ann B. Davis for The Bob Cummings Show
- Best Continuing Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series: Barbara Hale for Perry Mason
- Best Dramatic Series Less Than One Hour: Alcoa Theatre
- Best Dramatic Series One Hour or Longer: Playhouse 90
- Best Musical or Variety Series: The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
- Best News Reporting Series: The Huntley-Brinkley Report
- Best Panel, Quiz or Audience Participation Series: What's My Line?
- Best Public Service Program or Series: Omnibus
- Best Single Performance by an Actor: Fred Astaire for An Evening with Fred Astaire
- Best Single Performance by an Actress: Julie Harris for Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Best Western Series: Maverick.
- 1960 - US President Dwight Eisenhower signs Civil Rights Act of 1960.
- 1962 - First nuclear warhead fired from Polaris submarine (Ethan Allen).
- 1967 - 400 students seize administration building at Cheyney State College.
- 1974 - Roberta Parks disappears from Oregon State University, Corvallis Oregon (Ted Bundy victim).
- 1975 - Lynette Culver disappears from Pocatello, Idaho (Ted Bundy victim).
- 1975 - Early warnings provided by REACT (ham radio operators) means only three people die in tornado that strikes Omaha, Nebraska.
- 1981 - US expels Libyan diplomats.
- 1981 - A jury of architects and sculptors unanimously selects Maya Lin's design for the US Vietnam Veterans Memorial from 1,421 other entries.
- 1985 - 17th Space Shuttle Mission (51-B)-Challenger 7 lands at Edwards Air Force Base.
- 1986 - Donald E Pelotte becomes first native American bishop.
- 1994 - US House of Representatives passes the assault weapons ban.
- 1997 - Michael Jackson and Bee Gees inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
- 2008 - In Jackson, Georgia, USA, convicted murderer William Earl Lynd is executed by lethal injection, at age 53. Lynd was convicted of killing Ginger Moore in December 1988.
- 2010 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average suffers its biggest ever intraday point drop: 998.5 points. During the market's fall some shares briefly fell to nearly zero. By the end of the trading day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 347.80 points, or 3.20 percent, to 10,520.32. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 3.24 percent, to 1,128.15. The Nasdaq Composite Index lost 3.44 percent, to 2,319.64.
Births on May 6
- 1806 - Birth of Chapin Aaron Harris in the USA; founded America Society of Dental Surgeons.
- 1870 - Birth of Amedos Peter Giannini in San Jose, California, USA; founded Bank of America.
- 1875 - Birth of William Daniel Leahy in Iowa, USA; five star Admiral/chief of staff (1949).
- 1890 - Birth of Claire Whitney in New York City, New York, USA; silent film actress (Blind Fools, Haunted Mine).
- 1898 - Birth of Daniel Gerber in Freemont, Michigan, USA; baby food maker.
- 1912 - Birth of Bill Quinn in New York City, New York, USA; actor (The Rifleman, Van Ranseleer - All in the Family).
- 1913 - Birth of Carmen Cavallaro in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Hollywood Canteen, Diamond Horseshoe).
- 1915 - Birth of George Perle in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA; composer (12 Tone Tonality).
- 1915 - Birth of Orson Welles in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA; actor (Citizen Kane, War of the Worlds).
- 1922 - Birth of Pat Harder in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; NFL fullback (Saint Louis Cardinals, Detroit Lions).
- 1924 - Birth of Mimi Benzell in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA; operatic soprano (Gilda - Rigoletto).
- 1926 - Birth of Marguerite Piazza in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; operatic soprano (Young Broadway).
- 1926 - Birth of [Martin] Ross Hunter in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; actor (Ever Since Paris).
- 1929 - Birth of John Polk Allen in Carnegie, Oklahoma, USA; CEO (Biosphere 2).
- 1931 - Birth of Willie Mays in Westfield, Alabama, USA; Hall of Fame baseball centerfielder, "Say Hey Kid" (New York Giants, New York Mets, 660 homeruns, National League Most Valuable Player 1954).
- 1940 - Birth of Murray Sidlin in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; conductor (National Symphony 1973-77).
- 1945 - Birth of Bob Seger in Dearborn, Michigan, USA; rocker (Silver Bullet Band - "Shake Down", "Like a Rock").
- 1945 - Birth of Richard Eyers in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (My Friend Irma, Stagecoach West).
- 1946 - Birth of Sydne Rome in Akron, Ohio, USA; actress (What?, Candy).
- 1947 - Birth of Ben Masters in Corvalis, Oregon, USA; actor (Vic - Another World, Making Mr Right).
- 1947 - Birth of Richard "Dick" Fosbury in Portland, Oregon, USA; high jumper (Olympics-gold-1968).
- 1948 - Birth of Richard Cox in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Mark - Executive Suite).
- 1949 - Birth of David Cornell Leestma in Muskegon, Michigan, USA; US Navy/astronaut (STS 41-G, 28, 45).
- 1953 - Birth of Lynn Whitfield in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; actress (Josephine Baker, Equal Justice).
- 1955 - Birth of Donald A Thomas in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; PhD/Astronaut (STS 65, 70, 83, 94).
- 1959 - Birth of Kate Collins in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; actress (Natalie Hunter - All My Children).
- 1959 - Birth of Scott Hood in Seattle, Washington, USA; Canadian Tour golfer (1989 Montana Open-second).
- 1960 - Birth of Julianne Phillips in Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA; actress (Frankie Reed - Sisters).
- 1961 - Birth of Clay O'Brien in Ray, Arizona, USA; actor (The Wonderful World of Disney, Weedy - The Cowboys).
- 1961 - Birth of George Clooney in Lexington, Kentucky, USA; actor (Dr Douglas Ross - ER, Batman).
- 1964 - Birth of Dana Hill [Goetz] in Van Nuys, California, USA; actress (Two of Us, Shoot the Moon).
- 1964 - Birth of Kim Oden in Irvine, California, USA; American Olympic volleyball player (NCAA Play of Decade-1980s).
- 1964 - Birth of Mike Grob in Billings, Montana, USA; Canadian Tour golfer (1988 Manitoba-third).
- 1965 - Birth of Tim Simpson in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Nike golfer (1985 Southern Open).
- 1967 - Birth of Patrick F Manning Junior in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA; rower (Olympics-1992).
- 1968 - Birth of Linnea Marie Fayard in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; Miss Louisiana-America (1991-5th).
- 1973 - Birth of Wendy Ward in San Antonio, Texas, USA; LPGA golfer (1995 GHP Classic-15th).
- 1976 - Birth of Lindsay Page in Madison, Wisconsin; figure skater (1997 E Great Lakes Senior-third).
Deaths on May 6
- 1862 - Henry David Thoreau, American writer/pacifist (Walden Pond), dies at age 44.
- 1864 - Henry Livermore Abbott, USA Brigadier-General, dies in battle.
- 1864 - Micah Jenkins, Confederate Brigadier-General (friendly fire), dies at age 28.
- 1919 - Lyman Frank Baum, author (The Wizard of Oz), dies at age 62.
- 1978 - Death of Ethelda Bleibtrey at age 76, American Olympic swimmer (3 gold-1920) (born 1902).
- 1987 - William J Casey, director of US Central Intelligence Agency (1981-87), dies at age 73 (born 1913).
- 1991 - Chucky Mullins, US soccer player, dies.
- 2006 - Death of Lillian Asplund, last American survivor of the RMS Titanic disaster (born 1906).
- 2008 - In Jackson, Georgia, USA, convicted murderer William Earl Lynd is executed by lethal injection, at age 53. Lynd was convicted of killing Ginger Moore in December 1988.
- 2014 - Death of Jimmy Ellis, American boxer (born 1940).
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