May 6 - This Day in History

May 6 : General Interest 1994: English Channel tunnel opens In a ceremony presided over by England's Queen Elizabeth II and French President Francois Mitterand, a rail tunnel under the English Channel was officially opened, connecting Britain and the European mainland for the first time since the Ice Age... read more American Revolution 1775 : William Franklin warns Dartmouth of repercussions from Lexington and Concord http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/william-franklin-warns-dartmouth-of-repercussions-from-lexington-and-concord Automotive 1991 : Harry Gant is oldest NASCAR winner -- again http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/harry-gant-is-oldest-nascar-winner----again Civil War 1864 : Grant and Lee continue fighting in the Wilderness http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/grant-and-lee-continue-fighting-in-the-wilderness Cold War 1992 : Gorbachev reviews the Cold War http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gorbachev-reviews-the-cold-war Crime 1876 : The theft of Duchess of Devonshire stirs interest http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-theft-of-duchess-of-devonshire-stirs-interest 2013 : Ohio kidnap victims rescued after years in captivity http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ohio-kidnap-victims-rescued-after-years-in-captivity Disaster 1937 : Hindenburg explodes in New Jersey http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hindenburg-explodes-in-new-jersey General Interest 1937 : The Hindenburg disaster http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-hindenburg-disaster 1954 : First four-minute mile http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-four-minute-mile Hollywood 2004 : Final episode of Friends airs on NBC http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/final-episode-of-friends-airs-on-nbc Literary 1940 : John Steinbeck wins a Pulitzer for The Grapes of Wrath http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-steinbeck-wins-a-pulitzer-for-the-grapes-of-wrath Music 1984 : Spinal Tap stages a "comeback" at CBGB's in New York City http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/spinal-tap-stages-a-quotcomebackquot-at-cbgbs-in-new-york-city Old West 1911 : Hangman George Maledon dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hangman-george-maledon-dies Presidential 1933 : FDR creates the WPA http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-creates-the-wpa Sports 1954 : Roger Bannister breaks four-minutes mile http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/roger-bannister-breaks-four-minutes-mile Vietnam War 1970 : Students launch nationwide protest http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/students-launch-nationwide-protest 1972 : South Vietnamese defenders hold on to An Loc http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnamese-defenders-hold-on-to-an-loc World War I 1915 : Second Battle of Krithia, Gallipoli http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/second-battle-of-krithia-gallipoli World War II 1942 : All American forces in the Philippines surrender unconditionally http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/all-american-forces-in-the-philippines-surrender-unconditionally