The first issue of Gorkhapatra, the oldest still running state-owned Nepali newspaper, is published. Date: May 6, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Russian Constitution of 1906 is adopted (on April 23 by the Julian calendar). Date: May 6, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today)

George V becomes King of Great Britain, Ireland, and many overseas territories, on the death of his father, Edward VII. Date: May 6, 1910 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1910 📅 On This Day (Today)

Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: The SY Aurora breaks loose from its anchorage during a gale, beginning a 312-day ordeal. Date: May 6, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)

Babe Ruth, then a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, hits his first major league home run. Date: May 6, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)

Vietnamese Emperor Duy Tân is captured while calling upon the people to rise up against the French, and is later deposed and exiled to Réunion island. Date: May 6, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)

New Deal: Under the authority of the newly-enacted Federal Emergency Relief Administration, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issues Executive Order 7034 to create the Works Progress Administration. Date: May 6, 1935 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1935 📅 On This Day (Today)

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. Date: May 6, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)