1996 - The ALH84001 meteorite is believed to contain primitive life-form according to NASA
1965 - Voting Rights Act of 1965 signed
1962 - Jamaica declares independence from UK
1825 - Bolivia declares independence from Spain
1819 - Norwich University founded
This Day In Business
1956 - Shortly after declaring bankruptcy, the Dumont Television Network has its final broadcast.
1926 - Don Juan, first talkie movie with John Barrymore, is first shown
1845 - The Russian Geographical Society is founded in Saint Petersburg.
1926 - Gertrude Ederle Becomes the First Woman to ever Swim English Channel.
August 6th Holiday
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony (Japan) - Morns those who were lost when the atom bomb was dropped in Hiroshima and promotes lasting world peace.
Today's Birthday Trivia
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