A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on May 6 throughout history.
98
Events
15
Births
4
Deaths
Spanish and German Imperial troops sack Rome, ending the Renaissance. Charles III, Duke of Bourbon is killed in the assault removing any restraint for the victorious soldiers.
Dutch colonist Peter Minuit organizes the purchase of Manhattan Island from Native Americans for 60 guilders worth of goods, believed to be the Canarsee Indians of the Lenape
Exposition Universelle (World's Fair) in Paris opens with the recently completed Eiffel Tower serving as the entrance arch; the lifts in the tower are not ready, so intrepid visitors have to climb 1,710 steps to reach the top
German airship Hindenburg explodes in flames at Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 35 of the 97 on board and one on the ground
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (né Dzhugashvili; 18 December [O.S. 6 December] 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian-born Soviet revolutionary and politician who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his…
TV sitcom "Friends" airs the series finale of its 10th and final season in the US, attracting 52.5 million viewers
"Paint It Black" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. A product of the songwriting partnership of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, it is a raga rock song with Indian, Middle Eastern,...
English athlete Roger Bannister becomes the first to run a sub-4-minute mile, recording 3:59.4 at Iffley Road Track in Oxford
Charles Martin (10 November 1433 – 5 January 1477), called the Bold, was the last Duke of Burgundy from the House of Valois-Burgundy, ruling from 1467 to 1477.
British comedian Stan Laurel (55) weds for the 5th time, to Russian-American actress Ida Kitaeva (47), until his death in 1965
American student, and aspiring actress, Vera Jayne (Palmer) Peers (later known as Jayne Mansfield) (17) weds American student Paul Mansfield (20), in Fort Worth, Texas; divorce in 1958
British actress Joan Collins (49) divorces fourth husband, American businessman Ron Kass (48), after 11 years of marriage
"Dallas" actress Victoria Principal (56) divorces plastic surgeon Harry Glassman (63) due to irreconcilable differences after nearly 21 years of marriage
Kaley Christine Cuoco is an American actress. She starred as Bridget Hennessy on the ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules (2002–2005), Penny on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019), and as the title...
Pope Clement V (Latin: Clemens V; born Bertrand de Got, died 20 April 1314) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1305 until his death.
Renaissance masterpiece The Ghent Altarpiece by Hubert and Jan van Eyck is consecrated at St Bravo's Cathedral, Belgium, commissioned by wealthy merchants
Albert VII Archduke of Austria and Isabella, daughter of Philip II of Spain granted rule of the Habsburg Netherlands (after they marry)
Leon VII Spanish poet's first poem is published: La Cocina
Johan Mauritius resigns as governor of Brazil
Brandenburg monarch Frederik Willem signs treaty with Netherlands
First international boxing match: Local fighter Bob Whittaker beats “The Venetian Gondolier”, Tito di Carni at James Figg's academy amphitheatre in Marylebone, London
French King Louis XV observes transit of Mercury at Mendon Castle
The Battle of Kolín (Kolin) on 18 June 1757 saw 54,000 Austrians under Count von Daun defeat 34,000 Prussians under Frederick the Great during the Third Silesian War (Seven Years' War).
1st African American Masonic Lodge (African # 459) forms Prince Hall, Boston
Suriname sold to Great Britain (until Feb 1816)
Dutch politician Johan Thorbecke argues for the general right to vote
Slavery is the ownership of a person as property, especially in regards to their labour. It is an economic phenomenon and its history resides in economic history.
American physician and inventor John Gorrie patents a "refrigeration machine" to make ice
1st major US rail disaster kills 46 at Norwalk, Connecticut
The flags of the Confederate States of America have a history of three successive designs during the American Civil War.
Battle of Port Walthall Junction, fought in Virginia begins (Battle of Port Walthall Junction), Union victory (US Civil War)
Conductors on London General Omnibus Company go on strike
Samuel Pierpont Langley flies his unpiloted Number 5 aircraft using a catapult launch from a boat on the Potomac River, USA. The aircraft travels almost 3/4 of a mile - ten times further than any previous heavier-than-air flying machine.
British SS Camorta sinks in a cyclone in the Gulf of Martaban near Rangoon with the loss of about 739 lives
Chicago White Sox commit 11 errors against Detroit Tigers but win 10-9 at South Side Park. Chicago
American Lung Association holds its 1st meeting
"Temporary" permit to erect overhead wires on Market Street, San Francisco allows United Railroads to run electric streetcars
Emperor v Aurobindo Ghosh and others, colloquially referred to as the Alipore Bomb Case, the Muraripukur conspiracy, or the Manicktolla bomb conspiracy, was a revolutionary activity held in India in...
King Nikita I of Montenegro vacates Skoetari, northern Albania
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the lower house, the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England.
The East African campaign in World War I was a series of battles and guerrilla actions, which started in German East Africa (GEA) and spread to portions of Mozambique, Rhodesia, British East Africa,...
The 1917 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing seventh in the American League with a record of 57 wins and 97 losses.
Paris Peace Conference disposes of German colonies; German East Africa is assigned to Britain and France, German South West Africa to South Africa
Teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League merge to form the American Soccer League (ASL); collapses 1933
AL announces it will discontinue MVP award
Italy and USSR sign trade agreement
Audrey Wurdemann is the youngest person at 24 to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for "Bright Ambush"
Dutch court sentences writer Maurits Dekker to 50 days imprisonment for "offending a friendly head of state" - Adolf Hitler
The Battle of Corregidor (Filipino: Labanan sa Corregidor; Japanese: コレヒドールの戦い), fought on 5–6 May 1942, was the culmination of the Japanese campaign for the conquest of the Commonwealth of the...
British 1st army opens assault on Tunis
KJR-AM in Seattle Washington swaps calls with KOMO
Johannes Albrecht Blaskowitz (10 July 1883 – 5 February 1948) was a German Generaloberst (colonel general) during World War II.
Pitts Pirate Cliff Chambers no-hits Boston Brave, 3-0
MLB St. Louis Browns Alva "Bobo" Holloman, in his first start game as starting pitcher, no-hits visiting Philadelphia A's, 6-0
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an international military alliance consisting of 32 member states from Europe and North America.
Gus Bell (Reds) homers off Bob Miller in both ends of a double header
Iceland gunboats shoot at British fishing vessels
Jakarta, officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, is the de facto capital and largest city of Indonesia and an autonomous region with a status equivalent to that of a province.
Omer Vanaudenhove chosen chairman of Belgium Liberal Party
1st nuclear warhead fired from Polaris submarine (Ethan Allen)
The Guns of August (published in the UK as August 1914) is a 1962 book centered on the first month of World War I written by Barbara W. Tuchman.
Joe Orton's play "Entertaining Mr Sloan" premieres in London
Canadian Minister of Finance announces a $20 Centennial gold coin
students seize administration building at Cheyney State College, Pennsylvania
Deniz Gezmiş was a Turkish Marxist-Leninist revolutionary, student leader, and political activist in Turkey in the late 1960s.
The 1973 WHA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the World Hockey Association's 1972–73 season.
3 people die in tornado that strikes Omaha, Nebraska
An earthquake strikes Friuli in Northern Italy, causes 989 deaths and the destruction of entire villages
Parlophone releases live album "The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl" in UK; recorded during 1964 and 1965 tours, sound quality was of sub-par quality, but released to combat bootleg versions
South Africa military goes into Angola
American Fred Markham (22) sets a bicycle speed record of 81.8 kph (50.8 mph) over 200 meter course
US expels Libyan diplomats
Seattle Mariners Gaylord Perry becomes 15th pitcher to win 300 games
Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr., nicknamed "the Iron Man", is an American former baseball shortstop and third baseman who played his entire 21-season career in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore...
17th NASA Space Shuttle Mission (51-B): Challenger 7 lands at Edwards AFB
Donald E. Pelotte becomes the first Native American Catholic bishop
Gary Warren Hart (né Hartpence; born November 28, 1936) is an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer.
American televangelist Jim Bakker and Rich Dortch dismissed from Assemblies of God after revelations of an alleged rape of a church secretary
Doughnutgate incident: NJ Devils' coach Jim Schoenfeld tells referee Don Koharski to 'eat another doughnut you fat pig!,' he is suspended
Tom Cruise is ticketed for careless operation of a vehicle in South Carolina
Phillie Lenny Dykstra slams his sports car into 2 trees
NY Met Anthony Young begins losing streak of at least 26 games
STS-55 (Columbia) lands
Classic Sports Network begins on cable TV
Body of former CIA Director William Colby is found washed up on a riverbank in southern Maryland eight days after his disappearance
"The Good Stuff" is a song written by Jim Collins and Craig Wiseman and recorded by the American country music artist Kenny Chesney.
Chaiten Volcano erupts in Chile, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,500 people
Marcel "Marco" van Basten] ; born 31 October 1964) is a Dutch former football manager and player who played as a striker for Ajax and AC Milan, as well as the Netherlands national team.
The US Department of Labor states that 244,000 jobs were created in April, with 235,000 added in February and 221,000 in March, but unemployment continues to grow, reaching 9%
10 people are killed and 26 people are injured after a wave of attacks across Iraq
Boko Haram's leader, Abubakar Shekau, releases a 57 minute video boasting about abducting schoolgirls in Nigeria
84 abducted schoolgirls released in exchange for Boko Haram suspects in Nigeria
French telecom company Orange and its former CEO with other executives go on trial in France for psychological harassment of their staff that unions claim resulted in 19 suicides and 12 other attempts
At least 90,000 healthcare workers worldwide infected by COVID-19, more than 260 nurses have died according to International Council of Nurses
Armed police raid on drug traffickers kills 25 in cities deadliest ever, in a favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Explosion at the five-star Hotel Saratoga due to suspected a gas leak in Havana, Cuba kills at least 35 people [1]
Canadian province Alberta declares a state of emergency over unprecedented wildfires, more than 100, that have forced the evacuation of 25,000 people [1]
The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry is one of the seven American Pulitzer Prizes awarded annually for Letters, Drama, and Music.
Maximilien Robespierre, French revolutionary lawyer and politician, known for french revolutionary lawyer and politician, was born on 1758-05-06.
Sigmund Freud, Austrian founder of psychoanalysis, known for founder of psychoanalysis, was born on 1856-05-06.
Amadeo Giannini is born
Andreas Baader, German far-left militant leader, known for german far-left militant leader, was born on 1943-05-06.
Tony Blair is born
Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor, known for italian actor, was born on 1895-05-06.
Orson Welles, American actor and filmmaker, known for american actor and filmmaker, was born on 1915-05-06. George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American actor and filmmaker.
George Clooney, American actor and filmmaker, known for american actor and filmmaker, was born on 1962-05-06. George Timothy Clooney is an American and French actor and filmmaker.
Xie Na is born
Willie Mays athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1931-05-06. Willie Howard Mays Jr.
Masanori Murakami, Japanese athlete, known for japanese baseball player, was born on 1945-05-06.
Martin Brodeur, American athlete, known for canadian-american ice hockey player, was born on 1973-05-06.
José Altuve, Spanish athlete, known for venezuelan baseball player, was born on 1991-05-06.
Innocent X is born
Motilal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, known for indian lawyer and politician, was born on 1861-05-06.
Alexander von Humboldt, German polymath, known for german polymath, died on 1859-05-06.
Henry David Thoreau, American philosopher, known for american philosopher, died on 1862-05-06. Henry David Thoreau was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher.
Maria Montessori, Italian physician and educator, known for italian physician and educator, died on 1952-05-06.
Marlene Dietrich, American american actress, known for german and american actress, died on 1992-05-06.
Pope Clement V (Latin: Clemens V; born Bertrand de Got, died 20 April 1314) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1305 until his death.
Renaissance masterpiece The Ghent Altarpiece by Hubert and Jan van Eyck is consecrated at St Bravo's Cathedral, Belgium, commissioned by wealthy merchants
Charles Martin (10 November 1433 – 5 January 1477), called the Bold, was the last Duke of Burgundy from the House of Valois-Burgundy, ruling from 1467 to 1477.
Spanish and German Imperial troops sack Rome, ending the Renaissance. Charles III, Duke of Bourbon is killed in the assault removing any restraint for the victorious soldiers.
Innocent X is born
Albert VII Archduke of Austria and Isabella, daughter of Philip II of Spain granted rule of the Habsburg Netherlands (after they marry)
Leon VII Spanish poet's first poem is published: La Cocina
Dutch colonist Peter Minuit organizes the purchase of Manhattan Island from Native Americans for 60 guilders worth of goods, believed to be the Canarsee Indians of the Lenape
Johan Mauritius resigns as governor of Brazil
Brandenburg monarch Frederik Willem signs treaty with Netherlands
First international boxing match: Local fighter Bob Whittaker beats “The Venetian Gondolier”, Tito di Carni at James Figg's academy amphitheatre in Marylebone, London
French King Louis XV observes transit of Mercury at Mendon Castle
The Battle of Kolín (Kolin) on 18 June 1757 saw 54,000 Austrians under Count von Daun defeat 34,000 Prussians under Frederick the Great during the Third Silesian War (Seven Years' War).
Maximilien Robespierre, French revolutionary lawyer and politician, known for french revolutionary lawyer and politician, was born on 1758-05-06.
1st African American Masonic Lodge (African # 459) forms Prince Hall, Boston
Suriname sold to Great Britain (until Feb 1816)
Dutch politician Johan Thorbecke argues for the general right to vote
Slavery is the ownership of a person as property, especially in regards to their labour. It is an economic phenomenon and its history resides in economic history.
American physician and inventor John Gorrie patents a "refrigeration machine" to make ice
1st major US rail disaster kills 46 at Norwalk, Connecticut
Sigmund Freud, Austrian founder of psychoanalysis, known for founder of psychoanalysis, was born on 1856-05-06.
Alexander von Humboldt, German polymath, known for german polymath, died on 1859-05-06.
The flags of the Confederate States of America have a history of three successive designs during the American Civil War.
Motilal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, known for indian lawyer and politician, was born on 1861-05-06.
Henry David Thoreau, American philosopher, known for american philosopher, died on 1862-05-06. Henry David Thoreau was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher.
Battle of Port Walthall Junction, fought in Virginia begins (Battle of Port Walthall Junction), Union victory (US Civil War)
Amadeo Giannini is born
Exposition Universelle (World's Fair) in Paris opens with the recently completed Eiffel Tower serving as the entrance arch; the lifts in the tower are not ready, so intrepid visitors have to climb 1,710 steps to reach the top
Conductors on London General Omnibus Company go on strike
Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor, known for italian actor, was born on 1895-05-06.
Samuel Pierpont Langley flies his unpiloted Number 5 aircraft using a catapult launch from a boat on the Potomac River, USA. The aircraft travels almost 3/4 of a mile - ten times further than any previous heavier-than-air flying machine.
British SS Camorta sinks in a cyclone in the Gulf of Martaban near Rangoon with the loss of about 739 lives
Chicago White Sox commit 11 errors against Detroit Tigers but win 10-9 at South Side Park. Chicago
American Lung Association holds its 1st meeting
"Temporary" permit to erect overhead wires on Market Street, San Francisco allows United Railroads to run electric streetcars
Emperor v Aurobindo Ghosh and others, colloquially referred to as the Alipore Bomb Case, the Muraripukur conspiracy, or the Manicktolla bomb conspiracy, was a revolutionary activity held in India in...
King Nikita I of Montenegro vacates Skoetari, northern Albania
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the lower house, the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England.
Orson Welles, American actor and filmmaker, known for american actor and filmmaker, was born on 1915-05-06. George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American actor and filmmaker.
The East African campaign in World War I was a series of battles and guerrilla actions, which started in German East Africa (GEA) and spread to portions of Mozambique, Rhodesia, British East Africa,...
The 1917 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing seventh in the American League with a record of 57 wins and 97 losses.
Paris Peace Conference disposes of German colonies; German East Africa is assigned to Britain and France, German South West Africa to South Africa
Teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League merge to form the American Soccer League (ASL); collapses 1933
AL announces it will discontinue MVP award
Willie Mays athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1931-05-06. Willie Howard Mays Jr.
Italy and USSR sign trade agreement
Audrey Wurdemann is the youngest person at 24 to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for "Bright Ambush"
German airship Hindenburg explodes in flames at Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 35 of the 97 on board and one on the ground
Dutch court sentences writer Maurits Dekker to 50 days imprisonment for "offending a friendly head of state" - Adolf Hitler
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (né Dzhugashvili; 18 December [O.S. 6 December] 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian-born Soviet revolutionary and politician who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his…
The Battle of Corregidor (Filipino: Labanan sa Corregidor; Japanese: コレヒドールの戦い), fought on 5–6 May 1942, was the culmination of the Japanese campaign for the conquest of the Commonwealth of the...
British 1st army opens assault on Tunis
Andreas Baader, German far-left militant leader, known for german far-left militant leader, was born on 1943-05-06.
KJR-AM in Seattle Washington swaps calls with KOMO
Johannes Albrecht Blaskowitz (10 July 1883 – 5 February 1948) was a German Generaloberst (colonel general) during World War II.
Masanori Murakami, Japanese athlete, known for japanese baseball player, was born on 1945-05-06.
British comedian Stan Laurel (55) weds for the 5th time, to Russian-American actress Ida Kitaeva (47), until his death in 1965
American student, and aspiring actress, Vera Jayne (Palmer) Peers (later known as Jayne Mansfield) (17) weds American student Paul Mansfield (20), in Fort Worth, Texas; divorce in 1958
Pitts Pirate Cliff Chambers no-hits Boston Brave, 3-0
Maria Montessori, Italian physician and educator, known for italian physician and educator, died on 1952-05-06.
MLB St. Louis Browns Alva "Bobo" Holloman, in his first start game as starting pitcher, no-hits visiting Philadelphia A's, 6-0
English athlete Roger Bannister becomes the first to run a sub-4-minute mile, recording 3:59.4 at Iffley Road Track in Oxford
Tony Blair is born
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an international military alliance consisting of 32 member states from Europe and North America.
Gus Bell (Reds) homers off Bob Miller in both ends of a double header
Iceland gunboats shoot at British fishing vessels
Jakarta, officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, is the de facto capital and largest city of Indonesia and an autonomous region with a status equivalent to that of a province.
Omer Vanaudenhove chosen chairman of Belgium Liberal Party
1st nuclear warhead fired from Polaris submarine (Ethan Allen)
George Clooney, American actor and filmmaker, known for american actor and filmmaker, was born on 1962-05-06. George Timothy Clooney is an American and French actor and filmmaker.
The Guns of August (published in the UK as August 1914) is a 1962 book centered on the first month of World War I written by Barbara W. Tuchman.
Joe Orton's play "Entertaining Mr Sloan" premieres in London
"Paint It Black" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. A product of the songwriting partnership of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, it is a raga rock song with Indian, Middle Eastern,...
Canadian Minister of Finance announces a $20 Centennial gold coin
students seize administration building at Cheyney State College, Pennsylvania
Deniz Gezmiş was a Turkish Marxist-Leninist revolutionary, student leader, and political activist in Turkey in the late 1960s.
The 1973 WHA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the World Hockey Association's 1972–73 season.
Martin Brodeur, American athlete, known for canadian-american ice hockey player, was born on 1973-05-06.
3 people die in tornado that strikes Omaha, Nebraska
An earthquake strikes Friuli in Northern Italy, causes 989 deaths and the destruction of entire villages
Parlophone releases live album "The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl" in UK; recorded during 1964 and 1965 tours, sound quality was of sub-par quality, but released to combat bootleg versions
South Africa military goes into Angola
American Fred Markham (22) sets a bicycle speed record of 81.8 kph (50.8 mph) over 200 meter course
US expels Libyan diplomats
Seattle Mariners Gaylord Perry becomes 15th pitcher to win 300 games
Xie Na is born
British actress Joan Collins (49) divorces fourth husband, American businessman Ron Kass (48), after 11 years of marriage
Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr., nicknamed "the Iron Man", is an American former baseball shortstop and third baseman who played his entire 21-season career in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore...
17th NASA Space Shuttle Mission (51-B): Challenger 7 lands at Edwards AFB
Donald E. Pelotte becomes the first Native American Catholic bishop
Gary Warren Hart (né Hartpence; born November 28, 1936) is an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer.
American televangelist Jim Bakker and Rich Dortch dismissed from Assemblies of God after revelations of an alleged rape of a church secretary
Doughnutgate incident: NJ Devils' coach Jim Schoenfeld tells referee Don Koharski to 'eat another doughnut you fat pig!,' he is suspended
Tom Cruise is ticketed for careless operation of a vehicle in South Carolina
Phillie Lenny Dykstra slams his sports car into 2 trees
José Altuve, Spanish athlete, known for venezuelan baseball player, was born on 1991-05-06.
NY Met Anthony Young begins losing streak of at least 26 games
Marlene Dietrich, American american actress, known for german and american actress, died on 1992-05-06.
STS-55 (Columbia) lands
Classic Sports Network begins on cable TV
Body of former CIA Director William Colby is found washed up on a riverbank in southern Maryland eight days after his disappearance
"The Good Stuff" is a song written by Jim Collins and Craig Wiseman and recorded by the American country music artist Kenny Chesney.
TV sitcom "Friends" airs the series finale of its 10th and final season in the US, attracting 52.5 million viewers
"Dallas" actress Victoria Principal (56) divorces plastic surgeon Harry Glassman (63) due to irreconcilable differences after nearly 21 years of marriage
Chaiten Volcano erupts in Chile, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,500 people
Marcel "Marco" van Basten] ; born 31 October 1964) is a Dutch former football manager and player who played as a striker for Ajax and AC Milan, as well as the Netherlands national team.
The US Department of Labor states that 244,000 jobs were created in April, with 235,000 added in February and 221,000 in March, but unemployment continues to grow, reaching 9%
10 people are killed and 26 people are injured after a wave of attacks across Iraq
Boko Haram's leader, Abubakar Shekau, releases a 57 minute video boasting about abducting schoolgirls in Nigeria
Kaley Christine Cuoco is an American actress. She starred as Bridget Hennessy on the ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules (2002–2005), Penny on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019), and as the title...
84 abducted schoolgirls released in exchange for Boko Haram suspects in Nigeria
French telecom company Orange and its former CEO with other executives go on trial in France for psychological harassment of their staff that unions claim resulted in 19 suicides and 12 other attempts
At least 90,000 healthcare workers worldwide infected by COVID-19, more than 260 nurses have died according to International Council of Nurses
Armed police raid on drug traffickers kills 25 in cities deadliest ever, in a favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Explosion at the five-star Hotel Saratoga due to suspected a gas leak in Havana, Cuba kills at least 35 people [1]
Canadian province Alberta declares a state of emergency over unprecedented wildfires, more than 100, that have forced the evacuation of 25,000 people [1]
The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry is one of the seven American Pulitzer Prizes awarded annually for Letters, Drama, and Music.