June 06

Thursday 06, 2002:

A near-Earth asteroid estimated at 10 metres diameter explodes over the Mediterranean Sea. The resulting explosion is estimated to have a force of 26 kilotons, slightly more powerful than the Nagasaki atomic bomb.

Thursday 06, 1991:

Former Diff'rent Strokes child star Dana Plato is given a six-year suspended sentence for robbing a Las Vegas video store five weeks earlier.

Tuesday 06, 1950:

Turkey: The Adhan in Arabic is legalized.

Tuesday 06, 1882:

More than 100,000 inhabitants of Bombay are killed as a cyclone in the Arabian Sea pushes huge waves into the harbour.

Thursday 06, 1844:

The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) is founded in London.