In just 36 minutes, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunges nearly 1,000 points in what is known as the 2010 Flash Crash. Date: May 6, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)
Three women, kidnapped and missing for more than a decade, are found alive in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States. Date: May 6, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
Eight people are killed and seven injured in a mass shooting in Allen, Texas. The perpetrator is killed by a police officer. Date: May 6, 2023 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 2023 📅 On This Day (Today)
The coronation of Charles III and Camilla as King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms is held in Westminster Abbey, London. Date: May 6, 2023 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 2023 📅 On This Day (Today)
Pitching against the Philadelphia Athletics at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, Cy Young of the Boston Americans throws the first perfect game in the modern era of baseball. Date: May 5, 1904 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 1904 📅 On This Day (Today)
The trial in the Stratton Brothers case begins in London, England; it marks the first time that fingerprint evidence is used to gain a conviction for murder. Date: May 5, 1905 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 1905 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first issue of the Bolshevik newspaper Pravda is published. Date: May 5, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today)
Authorities arrest Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti for alleged robbery and murder. Date: May 5, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 1920 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 1930 Bago earthquake, the first of two major earthquakes in southern Burma, kills as many as 7,000 in Yangon and Bago. Date: May 5, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 1930 📅 On This Day (Today)
Italian troops occupy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Date: May 5, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today)