Tuesday May 06, 2008

Historical Events

• William Earl Lynd, 53, is executed in Jackson, Georgia USA by lethal injection. Lynd was convicted in December 1988 of the murder of Ginger Moore.
• Chilean authorities have ordered the evacuation of all the cities of Chaiten, Futaleufu and other affected areas as the eruption of Chaiten volcano continues.
• Official resignation of the Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern after ten years and ten months as head government.
• 2007-2008 World Food Price Crisis: Mogadishu Residents Protest for a Second Day over High Food Prices. Trades reject the old Somali shilling notes because of high inflation.
• Cyclone Nargis
• The Myanmar government reported that 22,000 people died in the cyclone, and 41,000 are still missing.
• The State Peace and Development Council announced that the Burmese Constitutional Referendum 2008 will take place on Saturday, except in 47 of the most severely affected townships by the cyclone.
• George W. Bush, President of the United States, pleads with the Myanmar government for assistance from the United States and other members of the international community. USAID contributes $3 million more to victims of cyclones.
• United States voters vote in the North Carolina Democratic Party primaries. Illinois Senator Barack Obama wins North Carolina with 14 percent, while New York Senator Hillary Clinton narrowly wins Indiana.
• Raja Petra Kamaruddin is a prominent blogger and activist from Malaysia. He was charged with sedition.
• The historic five-day visit of President Hu Jintao to Japan by the Chinese President is a landmark one.
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See also

What happened on May 06 in history? Find out the list of May 6th major events

What was 2008 famous for? Discover everything about 2008

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Taurus

Taurus personality

Who should a Taurus marry?

Babies born in May are either Taurus or Gemini. People born before May 20th are Taurus, while people born from May 21st have the sign of Gemini

Personality of May born

Chinese Zodiac

Rat

The day of the week was Tuesday.

May 6th marks the 126th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2008.

There are 239 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

May 2008 calendar

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
2. Lil Wayne - Lollipop
3. Jordin Sparks - No Air
4. Madonna - 4 Minutes
5. Usher - Love In This Club

Top #5 R&B songs

1. Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major - Lollipop
2. Mariah Carey - Touch My Body
3. Usher Featuring Young Jeezy - Love In This Club
4. Ashanti - The Way That I Love You
5. Rick Ross Featuring T-Pain - The Boss

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Flex - Te Quiero
2. Mana - Si No Te Hubieras Ido
3. Enrique Iglesias - Donde Estan Corazon
4. Juanes - Gotas De Agua Dulce
5. Conjunto Primavera - Te Llore

Bundesliga 1

• Bochum - Schalke 04 : 0 - 3
• Dortmund - Stuttgart : 3 - 2
• Hannover - Hansa Rostock : 3 - 0
• Karlsruhe - Cottbus : 1 - 1

Bundesliga 2

• Erzgebirge Aue - CZ Jena : 5 - 0
• Kaiserslautern - St Pauli : 2 - 0
• Osnabruck - Greuther Furth : 0 - 0
• Paderborn - Munich 1860 : 3 - 1

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $89.28
• Apple AAPL: opens at $184.56
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $29.00
• General Electric GE: opens at $33.06
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $121.50

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 104.72 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.0025 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.0518 CHF
• 1 USD = 6.9877 CNY
• 1 EUR = 162.65 JPY