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6 May 2022 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 6 May 2022 was a Friday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “As It Was” by Harry Styles.
- Top Film of 2022
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2022 was Avatar: The Way of Water.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 6 May is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 6 May 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 6 May 2022 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 6 May
- 1998 Kerry Wood strikes out 20 Houston Astros to tie the major league record held by Roger Clemens. He threw a one-hitter and did not walk a batter in his fifth career start.
- 1999 The first elections to the devolved Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly are held.
- 2001 During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque.
- 2004 The final episode of the television sitcom Friends is aired.
- 2023 The coronation of Charles III and Camilla as King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms is held in Westminster Abbey, London.
Famous people born on May 6
- George Clooney, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1961)
- Sadie Sandler, American actress (born 2006)
- Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist and psychoanalyst (1856–1939)
- Orson Welles, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (1915–1985)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2022 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2022 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 10 – The United States Mint announces they have started shipping the first of the American Women quarters, starting with poet Maya Angelou, the first African American woman to be featured on a U.S. quarter.
- March 15 – Amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the Senate passes a resolution condemning President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal.
- March 27 – The 94th Academy Awards, hosted by Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes, are held at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Sian Heder's CODA is awarded Best Picture, along with an additional two awards, including Troy Kotsur for Best Supporting Actor.
Life in the US in 2022
President
Joe Biden
Gas (per gallon)
$3.99
Loaf of Bread
$2.76
Average House
$454,900
Weekly Wage
$1,069
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