August 6
1806 - The Holy Roman Empire ended with the abdication of Emperor Francis II.
1825 - Bolivia declared its independence from Peru.
1890 - The electric chair was used for the first time, to execute a convicted murderer at Auburn State Prison in New York.
1914 - Austria-Hungary declared war against Russia, and Serbia declared war against Germany at the outbreak of World War I.
1942 - Queen Wilhemina of the Netherlands became the first reigning queen to address a joint session of Congress, telling lawmakers that despite Nazi occupation, her people’s motto remained, “No surrender.”
1945 - During World War II, the U.S. B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" dropped an atomic bomb code-named "Little Boy" in Hiroshima, Japan. The blast, the first use of an atomic weapon in warfare, killed an estimated 66,000 people instantly and more than 140,000 in total.
1962 - Jamaica gained its independence within the British Commonwealth.
1965 - President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which outlawed the poll taxes and literacy tests that had restricted black voter registration in the South.
1978 - Pope Paul VI died at age 80.
1991 - The World Wide Web made its public debut as a means of accessing webpages over the Internet.
1997 - British prime minister Tony Blair and Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams meet -- the first time in 76 years that a British leader and an IRA ally meet.
2003 - Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced his candidacy to replace Gray Davis as governor of California during an appearance on NBC's "Tonight Show".
2007 - The Crandall Canyon Mine in central Utah collapsed, trapping six coal miners. (All six miners died, along with three rescuers.)
2008 - The government declared that Army scientist Bruce Ivins was solely responsible for the anthrax attacks that killed five in 2001. (Ivins had committed suicide on July 29.)
2008 - A U.S. military jury convicted Osama bin Laden's former driver, Salim Hamdan, of supporting terrorism in the first war crimes trial at Guantanamo Bay.
2009 - Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed as the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice by a Senate vote of 68-31.
2011 - Insurgents shot down a U.S. military helicopter in Afghanistan, killing 30 Americans, most of them belonging to the elite Navy commando unit that had slain Osama bin Laden; seven Afghan commandos also died.
2011 - Violence erupted in London amid anger over the fatal police shooting of a 29-year-old father of four; rioting and looting spread to other parts of the city and other English cities over the next several days, leaving five dead.
2012 - Curiosity, an SUV-sized rover, successfully landed on Mars.
2017 - Vice President Mike Pence, in a statement released by the White House, described as “disgraceful and offensive” a New York Times report suggesting that he was laying the groundwork for a possible presidential bid in 2020 if President Donald Trump were not to run.
Birthdays
26 - A'ja Wilson (basketball player)
29 - Charlotte McKinney (model)
32 - Ferne McCann (reality star)
41 - Travis McCoy (singer)
46 - Melissa George (actress)
46 - Soleil Moon Frye (actress)
49 - Vera Farmiga (actress)
50 - Jason O'Mara (actor)
50 - Geri Halliwell Horner (singer)
52 - M. Night Shyamalan (director)
54 - Lisa Stewart (singer)
54 - Benito Martinez (actor)
57 - Jeremy Ratchford (actor)
57 - David Robinson (basketball player)
58 - Peggy Lynn (singer)
58 - Patsy Lynn (singer)
60 - Michelle Yeoh (actress)
64 - Randy DeBarge (singer)
65 - Faith Prince (actress)
66 - Stepfanie Kramer (actress)
69 - Mark DuFresne (musician)
71 - Catherine Hicks (actress)
72 - Dorian Harewood (actress)
79 - Ray Buktenica (actor)
79 - Michael Anderson Jr. (actor)
82 - Louise Sorel (actress)
84 - Peter Bonerz (actor)
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Today in Sports History - August 6
1890 - Hall of fame pitcher Cy Young made his major league debut with the Cleveland Spiders of the National League.
1937 - MLB overturns New York Yankees' 7-6 win over Cleveland Indians because of umpire error.
1952 - Satchel Paige of the St. Louis Browns, at age 46, became the oldest pitcher to complete a major league baseball game in a 1-0, 12 inning win over the Detroit Tigers.
1963 - Philadelphia's NBA franchise changes its name from "Nationals" to "76ers" based on the Declaration of Independence being signed in the city in 1776.
1973 - Roberto Clemente, Warren Spahn, Billy Evans, Monte Irvin, Mickey Welch and George "High Pockets" Kelly are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1981 - Lee Trevino was disqualified from the PGA Championship in Duluth, GA when he had his scorecard signed by Tom Weiskopf instead of himself.
1983 - The first NFL exhibition game to be played in Europe is held, with the Minnesota Vikings defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 28-10 at London's Wembley Stadium.
1989 - The Boston Red Sox retire Carl Yastrezemski's #8.
1990 - Jim Palmer and Joe Morgan are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1999 - Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres records his 3,000th career hit.
2001 - American sprinter Marion Jones has her string of 42 consecutive wins in the 100 meter dash snapped at the World Track & Field Championships in Canada after being disqualified.
2006 - At age 30, Tiger Woods becomes the youngest player in PGA history to accumulate 50 wins on the tour.
2020 - American Allyson Felix won her record 10th Olympic track medal at the Tokyo Games with a bronze in the 400 meters, the most medals won by any woman in Olympic history. (She would win an 11th the following day.)
1806 - The Holy Roman Empire ended with the abdication of Emperor Francis II.
1825 - Bolivia declared its independence from Peru.
1890 - The electric chair was used for the first time, to execute a convicted murderer at Auburn State Prison in New York.
1914 - Austria-Hungary declared war against Russia, and Serbia declared war against Germany at the outbreak of World War I.
1942 - Queen Wilhemina of the Netherlands became the first reigning queen to address a joint session of Congress, telling lawmakers that despite Nazi occupation, her people’s motto remained, “No surrender.”
1945 - During World War II, the U.S. B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" dropped an atomic bomb code-named "Little Boy" in Hiroshima, Japan. The blast, the first use of an atomic weapon in warfare, killed an estimated 66,000 people instantly and more than 140,000 in total.
1962 - Jamaica gained its independence within the British Commonwealth.
1965 - President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which outlawed the poll taxes and literacy tests that had restricted black voter registration in the South.
1978 - Pope Paul VI died at age 80.
1991 - The World Wide Web made its public debut as a means of accessing webpages over the Internet.
1997 - British prime minister Tony Blair and Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams meet -- the first time in 76 years that a British leader and an IRA ally meet.
2003 - Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced his candidacy to replace Gray Davis as governor of California during an appearance on NBC's "Tonight Show".
2007 - The Crandall Canyon Mine in central Utah collapsed, trapping six coal miners. (All six miners died, along with three rescuers.)
2008 - The government declared that Army scientist Bruce Ivins was solely responsible for the anthrax attacks that killed five in 2001. (Ivins had committed suicide on July 29.)
2008 - A U.S. military jury convicted Osama bin Laden's former driver, Salim Hamdan, of supporting terrorism in the first war crimes trial at Guantanamo Bay.
2009 - Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed as the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice by a Senate vote of 68-31.
2011 - Insurgents shot down a U.S. military helicopter in Afghanistan, killing 30 Americans, most of them belonging to the elite Navy commando unit that had slain Osama bin Laden; seven Afghan commandos also died.
2011 - Violence erupted in London amid anger over the fatal police shooting of a 29-year-old father of four; rioting and looting spread to other parts of the city and other English cities over the next several days, leaving five dead.
2012 - Curiosity, an SUV-sized rover, successfully landed on Mars.
2017 - Vice President Mike Pence, in a statement released by the White House, described as “disgraceful and offensive” a New York Times report suggesting that he was laying the groundwork for a possible presidential bid in 2020 if President Donald Trump were not to run.
Birthdays
26 - A'ja Wilson (basketball player)
29 - Charlotte McKinney (model)
32 - Ferne McCann (reality star)
41 - Travis McCoy (singer)
46 - Melissa George (actress)
46 - Soleil Moon Frye (actress)
49 - Vera Farmiga (actress)
50 - Jason O'Mara (actor)
50 - Geri Halliwell Horner (singer)
52 - M. Night Shyamalan (director)
54 - Lisa Stewart (singer)
54 - Benito Martinez (actor)
57 - Jeremy Ratchford (actor)
57 - David Robinson (basketball player)
58 - Peggy Lynn (singer)
58 - Patsy Lynn (singer)
60 - Michelle Yeoh (actress)
64 - Randy DeBarge (singer)
65 - Faith Prince (actress)
66 - Stepfanie Kramer (actress)
69 - Mark DuFresne (musician)
71 - Catherine Hicks (actress)
72 - Dorian Harewood (actress)
79 - Ray Buktenica (actor)
79 - Michael Anderson Jr. (actor)
82 - Louise Sorel (actress)
84 - Peter Bonerz (actor)
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Today in Sports History - August 6
1890 - Hall of fame pitcher Cy Young made his major league debut with the Cleveland Spiders of the National League.
1937 - MLB overturns New York Yankees' 7-6 win over Cleveland Indians because of umpire error.
1952 - Satchel Paige of the St. Louis Browns, at age 46, became the oldest pitcher to complete a major league baseball game in a 1-0, 12 inning win over the Detroit Tigers.
1963 - Philadelphia's NBA franchise changes its name from "Nationals" to "76ers" based on the Declaration of Independence being signed in the city in 1776.
1973 - Roberto Clemente, Warren Spahn, Billy Evans, Monte Irvin, Mickey Welch and George "High Pockets" Kelly are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1981 - Lee Trevino was disqualified from the PGA Championship in Duluth, GA when he had his scorecard signed by Tom Weiskopf instead of himself.
1983 - The first NFL exhibition game to be played in Europe is held, with the Minnesota Vikings defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 28-10 at London's Wembley Stadium.
1989 - The Boston Red Sox retire Carl Yastrezemski's #8.
1990 - Jim Palmer and Joe Morgan are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1999 - Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres records his 3,000th career hit.
2001 - American sprinter Marion Jones has her string of 42 consecutive wins in the 100 meter dash snapped at the World Track & Field Championships in Canada after being disqualified.
2006 - At age 30, Tiger Woods becomes the youngest player in PGA history to accumulate 50 wins on the tour.
2020 - American Allyson Felix won her record 10th Olympic track medal at the Tokyo Games with a bronze in the 400 meters, the most medals won by any woman in Olympic history. (She would win an 11th the following day.)
