May 6: An Adhesive Postage Stamp, a 4 Minute Mile and the Channel Tunnel

On This Day in History May 6, 2020 Historical Events 1626  Dutch colonist Peter Minuit organizes the purchase of Manhattan Island from Native Americans for 60 guilders worth of goods, believed to have been Canarsee Indians of the Lenape 1840  World's first adhesive postage stamp, the "Penny Black", is first used in Great Britain 1889  Exposition Universelle (World's Fair) in Paris opens with the recently completed Eiffel Tower serving as the entrance arch 1937  German airship Hindenburg explodes in flames at Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 35 of the 97 on board and 1 on the ground 1941  Joseph Stalin becomes Premier of the Soviet Union, replacing his foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov 1954  Roger Bannister of the UK becomes the 1st person to run a 4 minute mile, recording 3:59:4 at Iffley Road, Oxford More Historical Events Famous Birthdays George Clooney 59th Birthday Maximilien Robespierre (1758 - 1794) Orson Welles (1915 - 1985) Rudolph Valentino (1895 - 1926) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Alexander von Humboldt (1769 - 1859) Marlene Dietrich (1901 - 1992) More Famous Deaths May 6: Latest Wonder of the World Often referred to as "the Chunnel", the 31-mile undersea tunnel linking England to France has been hailed as one of the "seven wonders of the modern world". Read the Article You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand