FRIDAY IN HISTORY

From the Pages of the Oneida Dispatch

May 6, 1843: St. John’s Episcopal Church was organized.

May 6, 1908: Governor Hughes signed the bill to establish the state’s first independent school of agriculture at Morrisville.

May 6, 1938: Exterior improvements were being made to the Vernon town building.

By The Associated Press

Today is Friday, May 6, the 127th day of 2016. There are 239 days left in the year.

Highlight in History:

On May 6, 1891, electrician Irwin “Ike” H. Hoover began installing the first electrical wiring in the White House during the administration of President Benjamin Harrison.

On this date:

In 1889, the Paris Exposition formally opened, featuring the just-completed Eiffel Tower.

In1910, Britain’s Edwardian era ended with the death of King Edward VII; he was succeeded by George V.

In 1937, the hydrogen-filled German airship Hindenburg burned and crashed in Lakehurst, N.J., killing 35 of the 97 people on board and a Navy crew man on the ground.

In 1941, Josef Stalin assumed the Soviet premiership, replacing Vyacheslav M. Molotov.

In 1942, during World War II some 15,000 Americans and Filipinos on Corregidor surrendered to Japanese forces.

In 1994, former Arkansas state worker Paula Jones filed suit against President Bill Clinton, alleging he’d sexually harassed her in 1991.

In 2001, Pope John Paul II, during a visit to Syria, became the first pope to enter a mosque as he called for brotherhood between Christians and Muslims.

Ten years ago: A British military helicopter apparently hit by a missile crashed in Basra, Iraq, killing four crew members.

Five years ago: President Barack Obama met with the U.S. commandos he’d sent after terror mastermind Osama bin Laden during a visit to Fort Campbell, Ky.

One year ago: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu completed formation of a new governing coalition.

Today’s Birthdays: Baseball Hall-of-Famer Willie Mays is 85. Rock singer Bob Seger is 71. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is 63. Actor-director George Clooney is 55. Actress Leslie Hope is 51.

Thought for Today: “To know your ruling passion, examine your castles in the air.” — Richard Whately, English clergyman (17871863).