Here are some of the historical events that occurred on August 6
– Hiroshima Bombing: The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945, killing thousands of people and leading to Japan’s surrender in World War II.
– Coup in Mauritania: President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi was overthrown in a coup in 2008, and General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz took his place.
– Voting Rights Act: The Voting Rights Act was signed into law in 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, prohibiting discrimination in voting.
– Jamaican Independence: Jamaica gained independence from British colonial rule in 1962.
– Gertrude Ederle’s Record: Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim across the English Channel in 1926, completing the swim in 14 hours and 34 minutes.
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