On This Day May 6th

 May 6th is the one-hundred-twenty-sixth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 239 days remain until the end of the year.


Events
1527 – Spanish and German troops sack Rome; many scholars consider this the end of the Renaissance.
1659 – English Restoration: A faction of the British Army removes Richard Cromwell as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth and reinstalls the Rump Parliament.
1877 – Chief Crazy Horse of the Oglala Lakota surrenders to United States troops in Nebraska.
1889 – The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
1915 – Babe Ruth, then a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, hits his first major league home run.
1937 – Hindenburg disaster: The German zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people are killed.
1940 – John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
1998 – Steve Jobs of Apple Inc. unveils the first iMac.

Birthdays
1758 – Maximilien Robespierre, French politician (d. 1794)
1856 – Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist, and psychoanalyst (d. 1939)
1915 – Orson Welles, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1985)
1931 – Willie Mays, American baseball player and coach
1953 – Tony Blair, British politician and prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Holiday Highlight

National Tourist Appreciatiemembranceson Day
Tourists often get a bad reputation, which is ironic since most people who travel have also been tourists at some point. As a local, it can be frustrating to see visitors come and go, but the reality is that many of our cherished local spots would not be able to thrive without the support of tourists. Tourists play a crucial role in many local economies, and we should appreciate them for that.

Holidays And Observance

Beer Pong Day
Free Comic Book Day
Herb Day
International Drone Day
International No Diet Day
Naked Gardening Day
National Fitness Day
National Nurses Day



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