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MAY 6, 1937
“Oh, the humanity!” Radio reporter Herbert Morrison exclaims as the Hindenburg zeppelin bursts into flames while docking in New Jersey, killing 36 people.
1994: Queen Elizabeth II and French President Francois Mitterand open the Chunnel, connecting Europe and Britain for the first time since the Ice Age.
1954: Roger Bannister becomes first person to run the mile in under 4 minutes: 3 minutes, 59.4 seconds.
Hindenburg explodes in Lakehurst, N.J.
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Thousands turned out to salute the man who penned the most iconic anthems of the last 60 years.
“And today, President Barack Obama promised to ‘detect and pursue’ American tax evaders, as opposed to his first 100 days, in which he detected and nominated American tax evaders.” —Jay Leno