May 6th ....
1527 – Spanish and German troops sack Rome
1536 – King Henry VIII orders English language Bibles be placed in every church.
1816 – The American Bible Society is founded in New York City.
1910 – George V becomes King of the United Kingdom upon the death of his father, Edward VII.
1994 – Opening of the English Channel Tunnel.
2011 - Death of Arthur Laurents, writer of stage musicals West Side Story and Gypsy...
1915 – Birth of Orson Welles.....
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