May 6
EventsEdit
- 1693 – The Pez-Sigüenza expedition begins its return trip to Veracruz.
- 1851 – Apalachicola physician Dr. John Gorrie patents his ice-making machine.
- 1878 – The Pensacola & Louisville Railroad is sold and conveyed to the Pensacola Railroad Company.
- 1988 – John Brockhoeft is arrested after leaving John Burt's house with bomb-making materials and the intent to blow up the Ladies Center.