August 6 - The Day in History - 1945: American bomber drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima

August 6 : General Interest 1945: American bomber drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima On this day in 1945, at 8:16 a.m. Japanese time, an American B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, drops the world's first atom bomb, over the city of Hiroshima... read more American Revolution 1777 : General Nicholas Herkimer falls at the Battle of Oriskany http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/general-nicholas-herkimer-falls-at-the-battle-of-oriskany Automotive 1991 : Peugeot says au revoir to U.S. car market http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/peugeot-says-au-revoir-to-us-car-market Civil War 1862 : Confederate ship blown up by crew http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/loss-of-css-arkansas Cold War 1945 : Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-dropped-on-hiroshima Crime 1902 : Dutch Schultz is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dutch-schultz-is-born 1930 : Joseph Force Crater becomes the missingest man in New York http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/joseph-force-crater-becomes-the-missingest-man-in-new-york Disaster 1997 : Planes crashes in Guam jungle http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/planes-crashes-in-guam-jungle General Interest 1787 : First draft of Constitution debated http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-draft-of-constitution-debated 1890 : First execution by electric chair http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-execution-by-electric-chair 1928 : Andy Warhol is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/andy-warhol-is-born Hollywood 1911 : Lucille Ball born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lucille-ball-born 2009 : "Breakfast Club" director John Hughes dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/breakfast-club-director-john-hughes-dies Literary 1996 : George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones debuts http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-rr-martins-game-of-thrones-debuts Music 1942 : Isaac Hayes is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/isaac-hayes-is-born Old West 1874 : Belle Starr's first husband slain http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/belle-starrs-first-husband-slain Presidential 1965 : Johnson signs Voting Rights Act http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/johnson-signs-voting-rights-act Sports 1926 : Gertrude Ederle becomes first woman to swim English Channel http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gertrude-ederle-becomes-first-woman-to-swim-english-channel Vietnam War 1964 : Johnson Administration officials argue for resolution http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/johnson-administration-officials-argue-for-resolution 1969 : Green Berets are charged with murder http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/green-berets-are-charged-with-murder 1971 : First U.S. Army troops deployed to Vietnam stand-down for withdrawal http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-us-army-troops-deployed-to-vietnam-stand-down-for-withdrawal World War I 1915 : Allies land at Suvla Bay http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/allies-land-at-suvla-bay World War II 1945 : Atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-is-dropped-on-hiroshima

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