06/05/10

The Eiffel Tower opened to the public in 1889.  The Hindenburg erupted into flames as it attempted to dock in Lakehurst, New Jersey in 1937.  Thirty-six people were killed.  The Channel Tunnel opened in 1994.

Born today:  Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926), Orson Welles (1915-1985), Graeme Souness (1953) and George Clooney (1961).

It is the Day of Bravery in Bulgaria.