This Day In History
August 06
General Nicholas Herkimer falls at the Battle of Oriskany First draft of Constitution debated Confederate ship blown up by crew Belle Starr's first husband slain First execution by electric chair Dutch Schultz is born Lucille Ball born Allies land at Suvla Bay Gertrude Ederle becomes first woman to swim English Channel Andy Warhol is born Joseph Force Crater becomes the missingest man in New York Isaac Hayes is born American bomber drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima Atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima Johnson Administration officials argue for resolution Johnson signs Voting Rights Act Green Berets are charged with murder First U.S. Army troops deployed to Vietnam stand-down for withdrawal Peugeot says au revoir to U.S. car market George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones debuts Planes crashes in Guam jungle ?Breakfast Club? director John Hughes dies
General Nicholas Herkimer falls at the Battle of Oriskany First draft of Constitution debated Confederate ship blown up by crew Belle Starr's first husband slain First execution by electric chair Dutch Schultz is born Lucille Ball born Allies land at Suvla Bay Gertrude Ederle becomes first woman to swim English Channel Andy Warhol is born Joseph Force Crater becomes the missingest man in New York Isaac Hayes is born American bomber drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima Atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima Johnson Administration officials argue for resolution Johnson signs Voting Rights Act Green Berets are charged with murder First U.S. Army troops deployed to Vietnam stand-down for withdrawal Peugeot says au revoir to U.S. car market George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones debuts Planes crashes in Guam jungle ?Breakfast Club? director John Hughes dies
