🗞️Today’s Headlines

Everything important that’s ever happened on May 6:

2004 — The final episode of Friends aired, ending a ten-season run that defined an era of television and attracted over 52 million viewers in the US.

2002 — Elon Musk founded SpaceX with the aim of developing reusable rockets and making space travel more affordable.

1998 — Steve Jobs introduced Apple’s first iMac, a colorful all-in-one desktop that helped revive the struggling company.

1954 — Roger Bannister ran a mile in 3 minutes and 59.4 seconds in Oxford, becoming the first athlete to break the four-minute barrier.

1942 — American forces on Corregidor Island surrendered to Japan after weeks of intense bombardment, marking the fall of the Philippines in World War II.

1937 — The German airship Hindenburg burst into flames while attempting to land in New Jersey, killing 36 people and ending the era of passenger zeppelins.

🎂 Today’s Birthdays

On May 6, we’re singing to:

Maximilien Robespierre (1758) — French revolutionary leader who played a key role in the Reign of Terror before his execution in 1794.

Sigmund Freud (1856) — Austrian neurologist who founded psychoanalysis and shaped modern psychology with his theories on the unconscious mind.

Stanley Morison (1889) — English typographer and designer best known for creating the Times New Roman font for The Times newspaper.

Orson Welles (1915) — American actor, director, and writer famed for Citizen Kane and his groundbreaking radio broadcast The War of the Worlds.

Tony Blair (1953) — British politician who served as prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007, leading the Labour Party to three election victories.

George Clooney (1961) — American actor and director acclaimed for Ocean’s Eleven, Syriana, and his humanitarian activism.

 🪦Who Died Today?

On May 6, we’re saying goodbye to:

Henry David Thoreau (1862) — American writer and philosopher known for Walden and his essays on civil disobedience and naturalism.

Marlene Dietrich (1992) — German American actress and singer celebrated for her roles in The Blue Angel and Witness for the Prosecution, as well as her defiance of Nazi Germany.

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