MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013

Today is Monday, May 6, the 126th day of 2013. There are 239 days left in the year.

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

1733 ― First international boxing match: Bob Whittaker beats Tito di Carni

1919 ― Paris Peace Conference disposes of German colonies; German East Africa is assigned to Britain and France, German Southwest Africa to South Africa

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.)

1968 ― Battle between students and troops in Paris France; 1,000 injured

1974 ― West German chancellor Willy Brandt resigns

1994 ― Chunnel linking England and France officially opens

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