Today in History: May 6

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1536 – The Siege of Cuzco commences, in which Incan forces attempt to retake the city of Cuzco from the Spanish. 1536 – King Henry VIII orders English-language Bibles be placed in every church. In 1539 the Great Bible would be provided for this purpose. 1659 – English Restoration: A faction of the British Army removes Richard Cromwell as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth and reinstalls the Rump Parliament. 1682 – Louis XIV of France moves his court to the Palace of Versailles. 1835 – James Gordon Bennett, Sr. publishes the first issue of the New York Herald. 1840 – The Penny Black postage stamp becomes valid for use in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1889 – The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris. 1910 – George V becomes King of the United Kingdom upon the death of his father, Edward VII. 1937 – Hindenburg disaster: The German zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people are killed. 1942 – World War II: On Corregidor, the last American forces in the Philippines surrender to the Japanese. 1945 – World War II: Axis Sally delivers her last propaganda broadcast to Allied troops. 1945 – World War II: The Prague Offensive, the last major battle of the Eastern Front, begins. 1949 – EDSAC, the first practical electronic digital stored-program computer, runs its first operation. 1954 – Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes. 1966 – Myra Hindley and Ian Brady are sentenced to life imprisonment for the Moors murders in England. 1983 – The Hitler Diaries are revealed as a hoax after being examined by experts. 1984 – 103 Korean Martyrs are canonized by Pope John Paul II in Seoul. 1994 – Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and French President François Mitterrand officiate at the opening of the Channel Tunnel. 1998 – Kerry Wood strikes out 20 Houston Astros to tie the major league record held by Roger Clemens. He threw a one-hitter and did not walk a batter in his fifth career start. 2013 – Three women missing for more than a decade are found alive in the U.S. city of Cleveland, Ohio.