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This Day In History: August 6th

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Communication
 
 
Crime and Corruption
1890
The electric chair was used for the first time when Auburn State Prison in New York executed convicted murderer William Kemmler.
 
Defence
 
 
Disasters
1945
The American B-29 bomber, known as the Enola Gay, dropped the first atomic bomb on an inhabited area. The bomb named "Little Boy" was dropped over the center of Hiroshima, Japan. An estimated 140,000 people were killed.
 
Discovery
 
 
Education
 
 
Film, Television and Radio
1926
Warner Brothers premiered its Vitaphone system in New York. The movie was "Don Juan," starring John Barrymore.
1939
Dinah Shore started her own show on the NBC Blue radio network.
1986
Timothy Dalton became the fourth actor to be named "James Bond."
1991
Harry Reasoner died at the age of 68. He was a newsman for CBS-TV.
1998
The last new episode of Magic Johnson's talk show, "The Magic Hour," aired.
Heads of State
1989
Jaime Paz Zamora was inaugurated as the president of Bolivia.
1993
Morihiro Hosokawa was elected prime minister of Japan.
Health and Social Welfare
 
 
Industry
 
 
Law
1787
The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia began. The articles of the U.S. Constitution draft were to be debated.
1825
Bolivia declared independence from Peru.
1960
Nationalization of U.S. and foreign-owned property in Cuba began.
1962
Jamaica became an independent dominion within the British Commonwealth.
1965
The Voting Rights Act was signed by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.
1993
The U.S. Senate confirmed Louis Freeh to be the director of the FBI.
Motor Sport
 
 
People
1926
  Gertrude Ederle became the first American woman to swim the English Channel. She was 19 years old at the time. The swim took her 14 1/2 hours.
1930
Joseph Force Crater, a New York Supreme Court Justice, mysteriously disappeared. He was declared legally dead in 1939.
1981
The 40th anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bombing brought tens of thousands of Japanese and foreigners to Hiroshima.
1986
William J. Schroeder died. He lived 620 days with the Jarvik-7 manmade heart. He was the world's longest surviving recipient of a permanent artificial heart.
1994
Randolph County High School, in Wedowee, AL, was destroyed by fire. The principle's stand against interracial dating had caused much tension in the school.
1995
Thousands of glowing lanterns were set afloat in rivers in Hiroshima, Japan, on the 50th anniversary of the first atomic bombing.
1998
Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky spent 8 1/2 hours testifying before a grand jury about her relationship with U.S. President Clinton.
Politics
1990
The U.N. Security Council ordered a worldwide trade embargo with Iraq. The embargo was to punish Iraq for invading Kuwait.
 
Publishing
 
 
Religion
1806
The Holy Roman Empire went out of existence as Emperor Francis II abdicated.
 
Science
1996
  NASA announced the discovery of evidence of primitive life on Mars. The evidence came in the form of a meteorite that was found in Antarctica. The meteorite was believed to have come from Mars and contained a fossil.
 
Sport
1879
The first Australian rules football game to be played at night took place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The game was to promote the introduction of electricity to the city of Melbourne.
1890
Cy Young achieved his first major league victory. He would accumulate 511 in his career.
1949
Chicago White Sox player Luke Appling played in the 2,154th game of his 19-year, major league career.
1952
Satchel Paige, at age 46, became the oldest pitcher to complete a major league baseball game.
1969
The first fair ball to be hit completely out of Dodger Stadium occurred. Willie "Pops" Stargell, of the Pittsburgh Pirates, hit the ball 506 feet from home plate.
1981
Lee Trevino was disqualified from the PGA Championship in Duluth, GA when he had his scorecard signed by Tom Weiskopf instead of himself.
Technology
 
 
The Arts
 
 
The Environment
 
 
The Law
 
 
The Workforce
 
 
Trade and Economy
1997
Apple Computer and Microsoft agreed to share technology in a deal giving Microsoft a stake in Apple's survival.
 
Transport
 
 
War
1914
Austria-Hungary declared war against Russia. Serbia declared war against Germany.
 
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