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May 6: First adhesive postage stamp, oldest NASCAR winner and more

1840
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1840

First adhesive postage stamp Penny Black comes into circulation.

1937
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1937

German airship Hindenburg bursts into flames, kills 36,

1954
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1954

Roger Bannister becomes first man to run a mile in less than four minutes.

1991
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1991

Harry Gant becomes oldest NASCAR winner for the second time at 51.

2001
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2001

Pope John Paul II becomes the first Supreme Pontiff to enter a mosque.