History Timeline Quiz for May 6, 2026
Play the archived history timeline quiz from May 6, 2026. Review the events, place them in order, and compare your chronology skills with previous daily challenges.
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Two Tamil Tigers aircraft packed with C4 explosives en route to the national airforce headquarters are shot down by the Sri Lankan military before reaching their target, in a kamikaze style attack.
2
Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa; the country commemorates the date as Liberation Day or Patriots' Victory Day.
3
The Italian luxury liner SS Principessa Mafalda sinks off the coast of Brazil, killing 314.
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Historical events from the May 6, 2026 quiz
This archived daily quiz includes the events below.
- 1Two Tamil Tigers aircraft packed with C4 explosives en route to the national airforce headquarters are shot down by the Sri Lankan military before reaching their target, in a kamikaze style attack.
- 2Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa; the country commemorates the date as Liberation Day or Patriots' Victory Day.
- 3The Italian luxury liner SS Principessa Mafalda sinks off the coast of Brazil, killing 314.
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