On This Day – May 6, 1954⁠ ⁠ Great Britain's Roger Bannister crosses the finishing line, becoming the first athlete to break the four minute barrier for a mile in a time of 3 minutes 59,4 seconds Iffley Road, Oxford, England| 6th May 1954| 📷:Bob Thomas Sports Photography via Getty Images #GettyImagesSport #GettyImages25 #CapturingThePresent #PreservingThePast #fourminutemile #rogerbannister