If historical events from May 6th had happened in one day

The Hindenburg bursts into flames above Lakehurst, New Jersey, on May 6, 1937. (Popperfoto/Getty Images)

Religion

In a long day for Pope John Paul II, he canonized Korean martyrs in Seoul before becoming the first pope to enter a mosque by entering the Great Mosque of Damascus.

Meanwhile, the Catholic missionary Francis Xavier reached the capital of Portuguese India to restore Christianity among Portuguese settlers.