On This Day in History | ||||||||
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Historical Events | ||||||||
1527 Spanish and German Imperial troops sack Rome, ending the Renaissance. Charles III, Duke of Bourbon is killed in the assault removing any restraint for the victorious soldiers. | ||||||||
1626 Dutch colonist Peter Minuit organizes the purchase of Manhattan Island from Native Americans for 60 guilders worth of goods, believed to have been Canarsee Indians of the Lenape. | ||||||||
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1937 German airship Hindenburg explodes in flames at Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 35 of the 97 on board and 1 on the ground. | ||||||||
1954 English athlete Roger Bannister becomes first to run a sub-4 minute mile, recording 3:59:4 at Iffley Road Track, Oxford. | ||||||||
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Famous Birthdays | ||||||||
Also Amadeo Giannini, Rudolph Valentino and Tony Blair (71) | ||||||||
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Famous Deaths | ||||||||
Also Henry David Thoreau and William J. Casey. | ||||||||
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Latest Wonder of the World | ||||||||
Often referred to as "the Chunnel", the 31-mile undersea tunnel linking England to France has been hailed as one of the "seven wonders of the modern world". | ||||||||
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Monday, May 6, 2024
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