On May 6 in history:

1937 – The Zeppelin Hindenburg burst into flames during its landing.

1940 – Author John Steinbeck wins a Pulitzer Prize for his novel “The Grapes of Wrath.”

1954 – Roger Bannister, an Oxford medical student, becomes the first person to run a four-minute mile.

2004 – NBC airs the final episode of the hit television series “Friends.”

May 6 celebrity birthdays:

1915 – Director Orson Welles, known for directing the film “Citizen Kane” and for his radio

broadcast “War of the Worlds,” which led many to believe an alien invasion was actually occurring.

1955 – Television host Tom Bergeron, known for his work on “Hollywood Squares,” “America’s Funniest Videos” and “Dancing with the Stars.”

1961 – Actor George Clooney, known for his roles in “Ocean’s Eleven,” “Gravity,” “Up in the Air” and “The Descendants.”

1983 – Actress Gabourey Sidibe, known for her role as Precious in the movie “Precious” and for her work on the television series “American Horror Story: Coven.”