FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2011

Today is Friday, May 6, the 126th day of 2011. There are 239 days left in the year.

1527 ― Spanish and German Imperial troops sack Rome; ending the Renaissance

1536 ― King Henry VIII, orders bible be placed in every church

1851 ― Dr. John Gorrie patents a ``refrigeration machine"

1940 ― Pulitzer prize awarded to John Steinbeck (``Grapes of Wrath”)

1941 ― Joseph Stalin became premier of Russia

1950 ― Liz Taylor's first marriage (Conrad Hilton Jr.)

1974 ― West German chancellor Willy Brandt resigns

1994 ― Chunnel linking England and France officially opens

1994 ― Nelson Mandela and his ANC, finally confirmed winners in South Africa

1997 ― Michael Jackson and Bee Gees inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame