Important Events From This day in History – 6 May

Today in History

• 2004 The final episode of Friends is aired

  Since 1994, there have been episodes of the hugely successful sitcom starring Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Joey, Chandler, and Ross. With 52 million viewers, “The Last One” was the show’s final episode.

• 1994 The Channel Tunnel linking the United Kingdom with France is opened

  The “Chunnel” was officially opened by French President François Mitterrand and British Queen Elizabeth II. It has the longest submarine part in the world and is slightly over 50 km (31 mi) long.

• 1976 A massive earthquake hits northeast Italy

  939 people died and 157,000 were left homeless in Italy’s worst earthquake, which measured 6.5 on the Richter scale.

• 1954 Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run a mile in under 4 minutes

  The British athlete covered 1609 meters in 3 minutes, 59.4 seconds. As of February 2014, Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco held the record, which is currently 3:43.13.

• 1937 The Hindenburg zeppelin filled with hydrogen goes up in flames

  The image of a massive conflagration devouring the German airship as it attempted to land in Lakehurst, New Jersey, has come to symbolize the end of the zeppelin era. 35 people perished in the collision.