2023
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, places the Crown of St. Edward on the head of King Charles III of Great Britain during the coronation ceremony inside Westminster Abbey in central London on May 6, 2023. Camilla, his second wife, will be crowned queen alongside him and will be known as Queen Camilla after the ceremony. Charles became king in September 2022 when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died at the age of 96. She was the longest-reigning monarch in British history.
2017
2012
François Hollande is elected the 24th president of France.
2004
The final episode of the TV series “Friends” airs.
2002
“Spider-Man” becomes the first movie to gross over $100 million in a single weekend.
1997
1994
Nelson Mandela and the ANC win South Africa’s first post-apartheid elections.
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1889
The World’s Fair opens in Paris. The Eiffel Tower welcomes its first visitors. The first car in Paris, a Mercedes-Benz, is also on display.
1840
The first self-adhesive postage stamp, the “Penny Black,” is used in Great Britain.
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It happened on… May 6
