Ken P's Today in History
May 6

What happened in history on this day: May 6? Since 1995, I have been collecting information on a variety of topics, creating several timelines of history. Here you will find specific events from those databases for this day, on the topics of personal computers, video games, the Walt Disney Company, Chevrolet Corvettes, A&W Root Beer, Sweden, and Canadian coins. On May 6 in ... Personal computer history: 1991 - Sierra On-Line announces The Sierra Network, a dial-up modem-accessed service for playing computer games with others. 1996 - Apple licenses the Mac OS to IBM, which may sub-license it to other manufacturers. 1998 - At the Flint Center Theater, Steve Jobs introduces the Apple Computer iMac computer. It features 233 MHz PowerPC G3 processor, 512 kB backside cache, 32 MB RAM, 4 GB EIDE hard disk, ATI Rage IIc with 2 MB SGRAM video, 15-inch built-in monitor, 66 MHz PCI system bus, 10/100 BaseT Ethernet, IrDA infrared port, 33.6 kbps modem, two USB ports, 24X CD-ROM drive, and Bondi Blue case. Price is US$1299. 1998 - Apple Computer introduces the Macintosh PowerBook G3 portable computer. It features 233 to 292 MHz PowerPC 750 processor, 12.3-14.1-inch TFT display, 0-1 MB Level 2 cache, 32-192 MB SDRAM, 2-4 MB SGRAM video memory, 2-8 GB IDE hard drive, 20X CD-ROM drive, floppy drive, 10Base-T Ethernet, ATI Rage LT video controller, 16 bit stereo sound, 32-bit CardBus interface, external VGA output. Size if 12.7 x 10.4 x 2 inches; weight is about 7 pounds. The system runs for about three hours on lithium-ion batteries. Systems are custom built to customer specifications. This is the first Apple computer with new solid-colored Apple logo. 2002 - In San Jose, California, the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference is held. Steve Jobs unveils the latest Mac OS version, code-named Jaguar, and the iChat software. QuickTime 6 and QuickTime Broadcaster are released to developers. 2002 - Intel releases the 2.26, 2.4 and 2.53 GHz Pentium 4 processors, with 533 MHz front-side bus. Prices are US$423, US$562, and US$637, respectively. 2003 - Apple Computer releases updated eMac computers. They feature 800 - 1 GHz G4 processor, 40 or 80 GB hard drive, 17-inch monitor. Walt Disney Company history: 1938 - The Mickey Mouse film Mickey's Trailer is released. Donald Duck and Goofy also appear. 1940 - Walt Disney Studios completes its move to Burbank, California. 1969 - Roger Broggie and Earl Vilmer of the Disney company arrange the purchase of five railroad engines in Yucatan, Mexico, for use in Walt Disney World. Price is US$32,750. 1984 - The Disney Channel airs the Disney Channel Premiere Film Gone Are the Dayes. 1985 - The Disney Channel premieres the Dumbo's Circus series. 1987 - The City Council of Burbank, California, approves a Walt Disney Company proposed development of a theme park, studio attraction, hotel, and shopping mall on a 40-acre site in the city. Disney is granted two six-month options to purchase the property for US$1 million. 1988 - The Norway pavilion opens in World Showcase in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. It includes the Flording shop, Puffin's Roost shop, Kringla Bakeri og Kafe restaurant, and the Restaurant Akershus restaurant. 1989 - NBC airs the 100th episode of Disney's The Golden Girls TV show. 1989 - The Disney Channel begins airing the show Teen Win, Lose or Draw. 1990 - The NBC TV network airs The Magical World of Disney show, entitled The Muppets at Walt Disney World. 1991 - Grenada issues eleven postage stamps depicting various Disney characters in Japanese festivals. 1991 - Grenada Grenadines issues twelve postage stamps depicting various Disney characters demonstrating Japanese arts, crafts, and industries. 1991 - The Walt Disney Company is first listed in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. 1992 - The Philadelphia Orchestra Association files a US$60 million lawsuit against the Walt Disney Company and Buena Vista Home Video, claiming their consent was not sought in releasing the film Fantasia on video and laserdisc. 1995 - The ABC TV network airs the Disney movie Freaky Friday, a remake of the 1976 film. 2001 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. The episode title I'm Goin' to Praiseland is a reference to the Disney-sponsored line "I'm going to Disneyland". At a theme park, an attraction is called King David's Wild Ride, a reference to the Disneyland attraction Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. 2009 - Stitch's SuperSonic Celebration officially opens in Tomorrowland in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. 2011 - The Disney Channel debuts the A.N.T. Farm show. 2016 - Disney releases the Marvel Pictures film Captain America: Civil War in theaters in the USA. Available in regular format, 3-D, and IMAX. Chevrolet Corvette history: 1970 - The Corvette assembly plant re-opens, with 1970 model production resuming. 1979 - At the Autodrome de la Ciudad de Mexico in Mexico, the Copa Mexico Trans-Am Championship - Round 1 race is held. Finishing 4th in category II and 5th overall is the Automotive Enterprises Corvette driven by Rich Sloma. Finishing 2nd in category I and 6th overall is the Corvette driven by Doug Rippie. In 6th place in category I and 11th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the F.E.M.S.A./Kennedy Corvette, driven by Gene Bothello. In 7th place in category I and 13th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Corvette driven by Robert Young. In 8th place in category I and 14th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Corvette driven by John Brandt. 1984 - At the Road Atlanta raceway in Gainesville, Georgia, the SCCA Budweiser Trans-Am Championship - Round 1 race is held. Finishing 1st is the DeAtley Budweiser #3 Corvette, driven by Darin Brassfield. Finishing 3rd is the DeAtley Budweiser #1 Corvette, driven by David Hobbs. Finishing 7th is the Brandt Racing #60 Corvette, driven by John Brandt. Finishing 8th is the Currin Racing #99 Corvette, driven by Phil Currin. Finishing 13th is the Cavendish Farms #70 Corvette, driven by Murray Edwards. Finishing 15th is the Cory Eyewear/1st Corp. #84 Corvette, driven by Doug Rippie. Finishing 16th is the Clique Tool #71 Corvette, driven by Dennis Cuppy. In 24th place, but not finishing the race, is the Furey-Ickes Racing #26 Corvette, driven by Dan Furey. 1990 - At the Sears Point Raceway, in California, round one of the SCCA Escort World Challenge series is held. Finishing 2nd is the Bakeracing #4 Corvette, driven by Bobby Carradine and Lou Gigliotti. Finishing 3rd is the Morrison Racing #98 Corvette, driven by Stu Hayner and John Heinricy. Finishing 4th is the Powell Motorsports #50 Corvette, driven by Claude Poirier and R.K. Smith. Finishing 5th is the Bakeracing #5 Corvette, driven by Ken Wallace Jr. and Shawn Hendricks. Finishing 8th is the Morrison Racing Corvette, driven by Tommy Morrison and Dale Percilla. Boris Said and Andy Pilgrim also finish in another Corvette. 2000 - At the Homestead Miami Speedway in Miami, Florida, the Nextel 250 race is held, round four of the Grand-Am Motorola Cup series. Finishing 3rd in SGS class and 3rd overall is the KAC Technologies #08 Corvette, driven by Andy Pilgrim and Randy Pobst. Finishing 4th in SGS class and 4th overall is the Powell Motorsport #11 Corvette, driven by Doug Goad and Devon Powell. Finishing 5th in SGS class and 5th overall is the MTI Racing #98 Corvette, driven by Marty Miller and Reese Cox. Finishing 6th in SGS class and 6th overall is the Planet Earth Motorsports #43 Corvette, driven by Joe Nonnamaker and Bill Pete. Finishing 7th in SGS class and 7th overall is the Phoenix American Motorsports #37 Corvette, driven by Stu Hayner and John Heinricy. Finishing 8th in SGS class and 8th overall is the First Racing #22 Corvette, driven by Michael Culver and Mike Fitzgerald. Finishing 9th in SGS class and 14th overall is the Powell Motorsports #30 Corvette, driven by Peter Tonelli and Craig Conway. 2001 - At the 24 Hours of Le Mans circuit in Le Mans, France, the Corvette Racing team enters the two C5-R Corvettes in the pre-race testing. They qualify 4th and 5th in GTS class, 31st and 33rd overall. 2017 - At the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, USA, the Advance Auto Parts Sportscar Showdown race is held, round 4 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series. Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 7th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C7.R driven by Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia. Finishing 7th in GT Le Mans class and 35th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C7.R driven by Tommy Milner and Oliver Gavin. 2018 - At the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, USA, the Acura Sports Car Challence race is held, round 4 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series. Finishing 3rd in GT Le Mans class and 16th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C7.R driven by Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia. Finishing 8th in GT Le Mans class and 21st overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C7.R driven by Tommy Milner and Oliver Gavin. World War II history: 1939 - Two warships escort Britain's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on a visit to Canada. Each ship carries about 15 million Pounds Sterling in gold for safekeeping in Canada. 1941 - Josef Stalin replaces Molotov as prime minister (chairman of Council of People's Commissars). 1941 - Iraqi forces outside British base at Habbaniya, Iraq, disperse. 1941 - British Chief of Imperial General Staff General Dill proposes to Winston Churchill that Britain abandon the Middle East, concentrating all armored forces in England against possible invasion. Churchill is opposed to the idea. 1942 - American Lieutenant General Jonathan Wainwright offers to surrender Corregidor, which is refused by Japanese general Masaharu Homma. 1942 - (1400 hours) US General Jonathan Wainwright surrenders his 14,000 men on Corregidor to the Japanese, putting all of the Philippines under Japanese control. 1943 - At Experimental Station Suffield, Alberta, Canada, a ten-day experiment begins testing the field performance of men burned with mustard gas. 1943 - In Tunisia, Allied forces break through German defence lines in Medjez el Bab. 1944 - Off Cape Race, Newfoundland, German submarine U-548 torpedoes Royal Canadian Navy frigate Valleyfield, sinking it. 1945 - (morning) US 3rd Army captures Pilsen and Karlsbad. 1945 - Karl Dönitz signs an order prohibiting demolitions in any occupied territories (part of Holland, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Norway). 1945 - The Second White Russian Army capture Rügen Island, the German island seaplane base in the Baltic. 4660 Germans are taken prisoner. 1945 - (1200 hours) Official surrender comes into effect of German Army Group G to the American 6th Army Group. 1945 - German General Herman Niehoff signs the surrender of Breslau. 1945 - Dr. Hans Thomsen, German Minister to Sweden, signs capitulation of about 350,000 German troops in Oslo, Norway. 1945 - (1700+ hours) Chief of Staff of German Army Colonel General Gustaf Jodl and two others arrive in Rheims, France, joining Hans von Friedeburg and Fritz Poleck. 1947 - A British court condemns German former Army Commander-in-Chief Albert Kesslering to death. 1953 - German former army commander Erich von Manstein is freed from captivity. 1975 - The German Democratic Republic issues five postage stamps marking the 30th anniversary of liberation from fascism. 1980 - Czechoslovakia issues two postage stamps marking the 35th anniversary of liberation from German control. 1992 - Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the fall of Corregidor, Philippines. 2005 - Hungary issues a postage stamp marking the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. 2005 - Poland issues a postage stamp marking the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. 2005 - Uzbekistan issues eight postage stamps marking the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. 2010 - Armenia issues a postage stamp marking the 65th anniversary of victory in World War II. Video game history: 1982 - Minoru Arakawa and Howard Lincoln of Nintendo of America meet with Coleco Industries and Universal Studios over the Donkey Kong and King Kong infringement issue. 1995 - Nintendo of America announces its Ultra 64 game machine. It uses a 93.75 MHz MIPS R4300i processor manufactured by NEC with 16 kB instruction cache, 8 kB data cache, 64-bit integer and floating-point units, and 32-bit system interface. A 62.5 MHz Reality Coprocessor chip handles audio/video processing. Release target date is April 1996. 1998 - Sony releases the Dual Shock controller for the PlayStation in the US. 2003 - Konami releases the Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US. Price is $29.99. 2004 - Electronic Arts releases the Samurai Warriors video game for the PlayStation 2 in the US and Canada. 2008 - Electronic Arts releases the Boom Blox video game for the Nintendo Wii in the USA and Canada. USA coin history: 1795 - Full-scale production of dollar coins (at illegal 0.900 fineness) begins at the Philadelphia Mint with a new more powerful press. About 4000 coins are struck. 1886 - The US Senate confirms James P. Kimball as US Mint director. 1936 - Congress authorizes production of 180,000 1936 California Pacific International Exposition half dollars. Sports history: 1733 - First international boxing match: Bob Whittaker beats Tito di Carni. 1860 - San Francisco Olympic Club, first US athletic club founded. 1895 - 21st Kentucky Derby: Soup Perkins aboard Halma wins in 2:37.5. 1896 - 22nd Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Ben Brush wins in 2:07.75. 1903 - Chicago White Sox commit 12 errors against Detroit Tigers. 1907 - 33rd Kentucky Derby: Andy Minder aboard Pink Star wins in 2:12.6. 1915 - Boston Red Sox' Babe Ruth pitching debut and first homerun, loses to New York Yankees 4-3 in 15. 1917 - Saint Louis Browns' Bob Groom no-hits Chicago White Sox, 3-0. 1921 - American Soccer League is formed. 1922 - 48th Preakness: L Morris aboard Pillory wins in 1:51.6. 1929 - American League baseball announces it will discontinue Most Valuable Player award. 1929 - New York to San Francisco footrace begins. 1933 - 59th Kentucky Derby: Don Meade aboard Brokers Tip wins in 2:06.8. 1934 - Boston Red Sox score 12 runs in fourth inning including record four consecutive triples hit by Carl Reynolds, Moose Solters, Rick Ferrell, and B Walters. 1939 - 65th Kentucky Derby: James Stout aboard Johnstown wins in 2:03.4. 1944 - 70th Kentucky Derby: Conn McCreary aboard Pensive wins in 2:04.2. 1950 - 76th Kentucky Derby: William Boland on Middleground wins in 2:01.6. 1951 - Pittsburgh Pirates' player Cliff Chambers no-hits Boston Braves, 3-0. 1953 - Cleveland Browns' pitcher Bobo Holloman makes his first major league start, no-hits Philadelphia Athletics, 6-0. 1954 - Roger Bannister of Great Britain becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes (3:59.04). 1956 - Gus Bell (Cincinnati Reds) homers off Bob Miller in both ends of a double header. 1961 - 87th Kentucky Derby: John Sellers aboard Carry Back wins in 2:04. 1962 - Mary Lena Faulk wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Tournament. 1965 - Lawry and Simpson complete opening stand of 382 against West Indies. 1966 - Most runs scored in 11th inning (9); Philadelphia Phillies score five to beat Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7. 1967 - 93rd Kentucky Derby: Bobby Ussery on Proud Clarion wins in 2:00.6. 1967 - Maureen Wilton runs female world record marathon (3:15:22). 1968 - San Francisco Giants' baseball player Lindy McDaniel sets a National League record playing his 225th consecutive game without committing an error. The streak includes 108 chances handled successfully since June 16, 1964. 1972 - 98th Kentucky Derby: Ron Turcotte aboard Riva Ridge wins in 2:01.8. 1973 - First WHA championship: New England Whalers beat Winnipeg Jets, 4 games to 1. 1973 - Judy Rankin wins LPGA American Defender-Raleigh Golf Classic. 1974 - Oakland Athletics' pitcher Paul Lindblad makes an errant throw in first inning of 6-3 loss to Baltimore Orioles; ends his record streak of 385 consecutive errorless games. 1974 - Smallest attendance at Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium (4,149). 1978 - 104th Kentucky Derby: Steve Cauthen aboard Affirmed wins in 2:01.2. 1979 - Fred Markham set a bicycle speed record of 81.8 kph over 200 metres. 1979 - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Women's International Golf Tournament. 1981 - Seattle Mariners' manager Maury Wills is fired and replaced by Rene Lachemann. 1982 - Seattle Mariners' Gaylord Perry becomes 15th pitcher to win 300 games. 1984 - Baltimore Orioles' player Cal Ripken Junior hits for the cycle. 1986 - Berlin: Real Madrid wins 15th UEFA Cup. 1987 - Mario Andretti sets the one-lap speed record at Indianapolis 500 at 218.204 MPH. 1988 - New Jersey Devils' coach Jim Schoenfeld tells referee Don Koharski to 'eat another doughnut you fat pig!'; he is suspended. 1988 - Graeme Hick scores 405 for Worcestershire versus Somerset 35 fours 11 sixes. 1989 - 115th Kentucky Derby: Pat Valenzuela on Sunday Silence wins in 2:05. 1990 - Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic. 1991 - Seppo Raty of Finland sets javelin record to 301 feet 9 inches. 1992 - New York Mets' Anthony Young begins losing streak of at least 26 games. 1992 - Werder Bremen wins 32nd Europe Cup II. 1994 - Lennox Lewis TKOs Phil Jackson in 8 rounds for heavyweight boxing title. 1995 - 121st Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens on Thunder Gulch wins in 2:01.2. 1995 - ABC Bud Light Masters Bowling Tournament won by Mike Aulby. 1995 - Classic Sports Network begins on cable TV. 1997 - NHL Hartford Whalers become Carolina Hurricanes. 1997 - Rick Pitino becomes coach of Boston Celtics. 2007 - A.C. Paranavaí wins its first ever Paraná State Championship. 2007 - Manchester United wins the English Premier League. 2007 - Panathinaikos BC wins basketball's Euroleague after beating CSKA Moscow 93-91 in Athens Olympic stadium. 2017 - At the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, USA, the Advance Auto Parts Sportscar Showdown race is held, round 4 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series. Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 #10 Cadillac DPi driven by Jordan Taylor and Ricky Taylor. Finishing 1st in Prototype Challenge class and 6th overall is the Performance Tech Motorsports #38 ORECA FLM09 driven by Patricio O'Ward and James French. Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 7th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C7.R driven by Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia. Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 13th overall is the Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsports #33 Mercedes-AMG GT3 driven by Jeroen Bleekemolen and Ben Keating. 2018 - At the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, USA, the Acura Sports Car Challence race is held, round 4 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series. Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the ACURA TEAM PENSKE #7 Acura DPi driven by Ricky Taylor and Helio Castroneves. Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 14th overall is the Porsche GT Team #912 Porsche 911 RSR driven by Earl Bamber and Laurens Vanthoor. Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 22nd overall is the 3GT Racing #14 Lexus RC F GT3 driven by Kyle Marcelli and Dominick Baumann. 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats San Francisco Giants by score 3-2. 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Seattle Mariners by score 8-7. 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Miami Marlins by score 3-2. 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Colorado Rockies by score 4-1. 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Washington Nationals by score 3-0. 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Oakland Athletics by score 2-1. 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Detroit Tigers by score 3-2. 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Atlanta Braves by score 6-3. 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Boston Red Sox by score 4-2. 2022 - At crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA, NHL Western Conference 1st Round, game 3: Edmonton Oilers beats Los Angeles Kings by score 8-2, leading series 2-1. 2022 - At Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, NHL Western Conference 1st Round, game 3: Minnesota Wild beats Saint Louis Blues by score 5-1, leading series 2-1. 2022 - At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL Eastern Conference 1st Round, game 3: Toronto Maple Leafs beats Tampa Bay Lightning by score 5-2, leading series 2-1. 2022 - At TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, NHL Eastern Conference 1st Round, game 3: Boston Bruins beats Carolina Hurricanes by score 4-2, Hurricanes leads series 2-1. 2023 - At Churchill Downs race track, the Kentucky Derby is won by Mage. Space exploration history: 1753 - French King Louis XV observes transit of Mercury at Mendon Castle. 1985 - 17th Space Shuttle Mission (51-B)-Challenger 7 lands at Edwards Air Force Base. 1991 - Space Shuttle STS 39 (Discovery 12) lands. 1993 - STS-55 (Columbia) lands. 2001 - Space tourist Dennis Tito returns to Earth aboard Soyuz TM-31. Soyuz TM-32 is left docked at the International Space Station as a new lifeboat. 2020 - Astronomers announce the discovery of the first black hole located in a star system visible to the naked eye. Extreme weather history: 1975 - Early warnings provided by REACT (ham radio operators) means only three people die in tornado that strikes Omaha, Nebraska. 2023 - Vietnam reports a record high temperature of 44.1 degrees C indoors at Hoi Xuan station in Thanh Hoa province. 2023 - Laos reports a record high temperature of 43.5 degrees C in Luang Prabang. USA history: 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. Other history: 1527 - Spanish and German Imperial troops sack Rome, ending the Renaissance. 1840 - First adhesive postage stamps ("Penny Blacks" from England) issued. 1937 - Dirigible Hindenburg explodes in flames at Lakehurst, New Jersey (36 die). 1954 - Roger Bannister of Great Britain breaks 4 minute mile (3:59:04). 2007 - Nicolas Sarkozy is elected President of the French Republic, defeating Ségolène Royal with 53 percent of the vote in the French Presidential Election. vvv advertisement vvv ^^^ advertisement ^^^ You can pick a particular day to view that day's events in history. Bookmark this URL:   http://kpolsson.com/today/   and revisit each day. (this URL will automatically re-direct to the file containing the current day's events) Or, visit my Timelines of History page.

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