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.

Saturday 06, 1981:

A passenger train travelling between Mansi and Saharsa, India, jumps the tracks at a bridge crossing the Bagmati river. The government places the official death toll at 268 plus another 300 missing; however, it is generally believed that the actual figure is closer to 1,000 killed.

Tuesday 06, 1972:

David Bowie releases the classic album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.

Sunday 06, 1971:

The Ed Sullivan Show goes off the air.

Saturday 06, 1925:

The Chrysler Corporation is founded by Walter Percy Chrysler.