May 06

1896 - Samuel P. Langley launched the first large steamed powered model aircraft.
1916 - First ship-to-shore radio telephone voice conversation from USS New Hampshire off Virginia Capes to SECNAV Josephus Daniels in Washington, DC.
1937 - The "Hindenburg disaster": In the United States, the German airship "Hindenburg" bursts into flames when mooring to a mast in Lakehurst, New Jersey.

• This incident is known for the phrase, "Oh, the humanity!"