2008-05-06

King Charles III and Queen Camilla were crowned at Westminster Abbey in London.

Amanda Berry escaped from the Cleveland, Ohio, home of her captor, Ariel Castro, having been held there with two other women for ten years.

British barrister Mark Saunders was shot dead by police after a five-hour siege at his home in Chelsea, London.

The final episode of the television sitcom Friends was aired.

Steve Jobs unveiled the iMac G3' personal computer.

Time magazine published the article "The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power" by Richard Behar criticizing the Church of Scientology, leading to years of legal conflict.

Widerøe Flight 710 crashed into the fog-covered mountain of Torghatten in Brønnøy, Norway, killing all 36 people on board.

An earthquake struck Northern Italy, killing 990 people and injuring up to 3,000.

About 100,000 Armenians gathered during a lull in fighting to mark the 60th anniversary of the Armenian genocide.

At Oxford's Iffley Road Track, English runner Roger Bannister became the first person to run the mile in under four minutes.