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What happened in history on this day: August 6?
On August 6 in ...
- 1815 - US flotilla ends piracy by Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli.
- 1854 - US Congress passes Confiscation Act.
- 1862 - CSA ironclad Arkansas is badly damaged in USA attack.
- 1864 - Rebels evacuate Fort Powell, Mobile Bay.
- 1870 - White conservatives suppress black vote and capture Tennessee legislature.
- 1890 - First use of electric chair execution, on convicted murderer William Kemmler, at Auburn Prison, New York.
- 1926 - Warner Bros premieres Vitaphone sound-on-disc movie system (New York), Don Juan with John Barrymore shown.
- 1945 - American Colonel Paul Tibbets and the crew of the Enola Gay, flying at 31,600 feet altitude, drop a 4400kg uranium-based atomic bomb over Hiroshima, Japan, set to detonate at 1850 feet above the city. The blast has the impact of a 500-mph wind, leveling almost everything within a two-mile radius, destroying 70,000 buildings, sixty percent of the city. 70,000 people are killed, and 80,000 wounded. The atomic bomb becomes the largest man-made explosion in history, and largest single killer in history.
- 1946 - US officially submits to jurisdiction of World Court.
- 1965 - US President Lyndon Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act, which makes it illegal to impose restrictions on federal, state and local elections that were designed to deny the vote to blacks.
- 1974 - Explosion and fire destory Great Northern railroad yard in Wenatchee, Washington.
- 1986 - William J Schroeder, second person to receive permanent artificial heart, dies at age 54 in Louisville, Kentucky, after 620 days with Jarvik VII man-made pump.
- 1988 - (to August 7) A riot erupts in Tompkins Square Park (New York City) when police attempt to enforce a newly-passed curfew for the park. Bystanders, artists, residents, homeless people and political activists are caught up in the police action.
- 1993 - Louis Freeh is confirmed by the United States Senate as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- 1996 - NASA announces that the ALH 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from Mars, contains evidence of primitive life-forms.
- 1997 - At the Macworld Expo, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates announce a five-year alliance of Apple Computer with Microsoft. Terms include: cross-licensing of existing patents plus new patents over the next five years, Microsoft will release Office for Macintosh over next five years, Apple will make Internet Explorer the default browser on all shipping Macintosh systems, Apple and Microsoft will collaborate on Java compatibility, Microsoft will invest US$150 million in Apple stock and hold it for at least three years.
- 2006 - BP oil company in Alaska announces it would have to replace 16 miles of feeder lines in its North Slope oil facility, shutting down about 50 percent of Prudhoe Bay's production.
- 2007 - The Crandall Canyon Mine in Emery County, Utah collapses, trapping six miners.
- 2007 - American Home Mortgage files for bankruptcy.
- 2009 - Rosa Gumataotao Rios takes the oath of office as 43rd US Treasurer.
- 2012 - Curiosity, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission's rover, successfully lands on Mars.
Births on August 6
- 1881 - Birth of Leo Carrillo in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Pancho - Cisco Kid TV show).
- 1881 - Birth of Louella Parsons in Freeport, Illinois, USA; gossip columnist (Hollywood Hotel and Hollywood Premiere on radio).
- 1893 - Birth of Guthrie McClintic in Seattle, Washington, USA; Broadway producer/director (Winterset).
- 1911 - Birth of Lucille Ball in Jamestown, New York, USA; comedienne/actress (I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy, Mame) (dies 1989).
- 1917 - Birth of Robert Mitchum in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA; actor (The Winds of War TV mini-series, War and Remembrance TV mini-series, North and South).
- 1921 - Birth of Ella Raines in Snoqualmie Falls, Washington, USA; actress (Janice Dean RN).
- 1923 - Birth of Jackie Kelk in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Homer - Aldrich Family).
- 1923 - Birth of William B Williams in Babylon, New York, USA; DJ (WNEW, Sammy and Company).
- 1925 - Birth of Barbara Bates in Denver, Colorado, USA; actress (Kathy - It's a Great Life).
- 1934 - Birth of John Storey Bonington in the United Kingdom; mountain climber (Annapurna I in 1970).
- 1938 - Birth of Peter Bonerz in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA; actor (Jerry - Bob Newhart Show, 9 to 5, Murphy Brown).
- 1940 - Birth of Louise Sorel in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (BS I Love You, Crimes of Passion).
- 1943 - Birth of Ray Buktenica in Greenwich Village, New York City, USA; actor (Rhoda, House Calls).
- 1950 - Birth of Dorian Harewood in Dayton, Ohio, USA; actor (Earl - Glitter, Trauma Center, Roots: the Next Generations, Boomtown, 7th Heaven).
- 1950 - Birth of Winston E Scott in Miami, Florida, USA; US Navy Commander/astronaut.
- 1951 - Birth of Catherine Hicks in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA; actress (Star Trek IV, Child's Play, Seventh Heaven).
- 1956 - Birth of Stephanie Kramer in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Claudia - We Got it Made, Hunter).
- 1964 - Birth of Moosie Drier in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Laugh-in).
- 1990 - Birth of JonBenét Ramsey, American beauty queen and murder victim (dies 1996).
Deaths on August 6
- 1890 - First use of electric chair execution, on convicted murderer William Kemmler, at Auburn Prison, New York.
- 1914 - Ellen Louise Wilson, US President Woodrow Wilson's wife, dies at age 54.
- 1991 - Death of Harry Reasoner from a blood clot on the brain following a fall; TV newsman (ABC evening news, 60 Minutes).
- 2004 - Death of Rick James at age 56; American musician (Super Freak (1981)).
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