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August 6
1806 - The Holy Roman Empire ended with the abdication of Emperor Francis II, bringing an end to the 1,000-year empire.
1825 - Bolivia declared independence from Peru.
1890 - The electric chair was used for the first time, in an execution of a convicted murderer at Auburn State Prison in New York.
1911 - Actress-comedian Lucille Ball was born in Jamestown, New York.
1914 - Austria-Hungary declared war against Russia, and Serbia declared war against Germany at the outbreak of World War I.
1926 - Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim across the English Channel, arriving in Kingsdown, England from France in 14 1/2 hours.
1942 - Queen Wilhemina of the Netherlands became the first reigning queen to address a joint meeting 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, the first-ever to be used in warfare, code-named "Little Boy" on Hiroshima, Japan, resulting in an estimated 140,000 deaths.
1961 - Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov became the second man to orbit Earth as he flew aboard Vostok 2; his call sign, "Eagle," prompted his famous declaration: "I am Eagle!"
1962 - Jamaica gained its independence from the British Commonwealth.
1965 - President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law, which outlawed poll taxes and literacy tests that had restricted black voter registration in the South.
1978 - Pope Paul VI died at age 80.
1986 - William J. Schroeder died at Humana Hospital-Audubon in Louisville, Kentucky after living for 620 days with the Jarvik 7 artificial heart.
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 met -- the first time in 76 years that a British leader and an IRA ally met.
2003 - Arnold Schwarzenegger announced his candidacy for governor of California to Jay Leno 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.
2018 - Twin Northern California wildfires grew to become the largest wildfire in state history, burning more than 440 square miles north of San Francisco.
2018 - A set of U.S. sanctions against Iran that had been eased by the Obama administration under the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal went back into effect.
Birthdays
24 - Kareem Hunt (football player)
26 - Charlotte McKinney (model)
29 - Ferne McCann (reality star)
30 - Sara Khan (model)
35 - Eric Roberts (musician)
37 - Romola Garai (actress)
38 - Leslie Odom Jr. (actor)
38 - Travis McCoy (musician)
43 - Melissa George (actress)
43 - Soleil Moon Frye (actress)
45 - Ever Carradine (actress)
46 - Vera Farmiga (actress)
46 - David Campbell (singer/actor)
47 - Jason O'Mara (actor)
47 - Geri Halliwell Horner (singer)
48 - Merrin Dungey (actress)
49 - M. Night Shyamalan (director)
51 - Lisa Stewart (country singer)
51 - Benito Martinez (actor)
54 - Jeremy Ratchford (actor)
54 - David Robinson (basketball player)
55 - Patsy Lynn (country singer)
55 - Peggy Lynn (country singer)
57 - Michelle Yeoh (actress)
59 - Leland Orser (actor)
62 - Faith Prince (actress)
63 - Stepfanie Kramer (actress)
68 - Catherine Hicks (actress)
69 - Dorian Harewood (actor)
76 - Ray Buktenica (actor)
76 - Michael Anderson Jr. (actor)
79 - Louise Sorel (actress)
81 - Peter Bonerz (actor)
95 - Ella Jenkins (actress)
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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.
1952 - Satchel Paige, at age 46, became the oldest pitcher to complete a major league baseball game.
1953 - Future Hall of Famer Ted Williams returns to the Boston Red Sox following his military service in the Korean War.
1963 - The Philadelphia NBA franchise changes its name from "Nationals" to "76ers" in honor of the Declaration of Independence being signed in the city in 1776.
1966 - Muhammad Ali knocks out English boxer Brian London in the third round to retain the heavyweight title.
1969 - The first fair ball to be hit completely out of Dodger Stadium occurred. Willie "Pops" Stargell, of the Pittsburgh Pirates, hit the ball 506 feet from home plate.
1972 - Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hits his 661st home run, breaking Babe Ruth's record for most home runs hit for one team.
1973 - Roberto Clemente, Warren Spahn, Billy Evans, Monty Irvin, Mickey Welch and 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 takes place as the Minnesota Vikings defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 28-10 in London.
1988 - Rich Gossage becomes the second player in MLB history to record 300 career saves as Cubs beat Phillies, 7-4.
1988 - Jose Canseco of the Oakland Athletics becomes the 11th player in major league history with 30 home runs and 30 steals in a season.
1989 - The Boston Red Sox retire Carl Yastrzemski's #8.
1990 - Jim Palmer and Joe Morgan are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1992 - Americans Carl Lewis, Mike Powell and Joe Greene sweep the medals in the long jump at the Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain.
1999 - Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres records his 3,000th career hit.
2001 - American sprinting star Marion Jones is disqualified and has her string of 42 consecutive 100 meter final victories snappeed at the World Championships in Canada.
2002 - 32-year old reliever Robb Nen becomes 16th and youngest closer to record 300 career saves as he protects Giants 11-10 lead v Cubs.
2006 - Tiger Woods, at age 30, becomes the youngest golfer in PGA history to record 50 tour wins.
2006 - For a MLB record 11th time in his career, Padres closer Trevor Hoffman records 30 or more saves in a season; beats mark set by Lee Smith, baseball's all-time saves leader.
2016 - Hoang Xuan Vinh of Vietnam wins the gold medal in the 10m air pistol at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Vietnam's first ever gold medal in any Olympic event.
1806 - The Holy Roman Empire ended with the abdication of Emperor Francis II, bringing an end to the 1,000-year empire.
1825 - Bolivia declared independence from Peru.
1890 - The electric chair was used for the first time, in an execution of a convicted murderer at Auburn State Prison in New York.
1911 - Actress-comedian Lucille Ball was born in Jamestown, New York.
1914 - Austria-Hungary declared war against Russia, and Serbia declared war against Germany at the outbreak of World War I.
1926 - Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim across the English Channel, arriving in Kingsdown, England from France in 14 1/2 hours.
1942 - Queen Wilhemina of the Netherlands became the first reigning queen to address a joint meeting 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, the first-ever to be used in warfare, code-named "Little Boy" on Hiroshima, Japan, resulting in an estimated 140,000 deaths.
1961 - Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov became the second man to orbit Earth as he flew aboard Vostok 2; his call sign, "Eagle," prompted his famous declaration: "I am Eagle!"
1962 - Jamaica gained its independence from the British Commonwealth.
1965 - President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law, which outlawed poll taxes and literacy tests that had restricted black voter registration in the South.
1978 - Pope Paul VI died at age 80.
1986 - William J. Schroeder died at Humana Hospital-Audubon in Louisville, Kentucky after living for 620 days with the Jarvik 7 artificial heart.
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 met -- the first time in 76 years that a British leader and an IRA ally met.
2003 - Arnold Schwarzenegger announced his candidacy for governor of California to Jay Leno 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.
2018 - Twin Northern California wildfires grew to become the largest wildfire in state history, burning more than 440 square miles north of San Francisco.
2018 - A set of U.S. sanctions against Iran that had been eased by the Obama administration under the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal went back into effect.
Birthdays
24 - Kareem Hunt (football player)
26 - Charlotte McKinney (model)
29 - Ferne McCann (reality star)
30 - Sara Khan (model)
35 - Eric Roberts (musician)
37 - Romola Garai (actress)
38 - Leslie Odom Jr. (actor)
38 - Travis McCoy (musician)
43 - Melissa George (actress)
43 - Soleil Moon Frye (actress)
45 - Ever Carradine (actress)
46 - Vera Farmiga (actress)
46 - David Campbell (singer/actor)
47 - Jason O'Mara (actor)
47 - Geri Halliwell Horner (singer)
48 - Merrin Dungey (actress)
49 - M. Night Shyamalan (director)
51 - Lisa Stewart (country singer)
51 - Benito Martinez (actor)
54 - Jeremy Ratchford (actor)
54 - David Robinson (basketball player)
55 - Patsy Lynn (country singer)
55 - Peggy Lynn (country singer)
57 - Michelle Yeoh (actress)
59 - Leland Orser (actor)
62 - Faith Prince (actress)
63 - Stepfanie Kramer (actress)
68 - Catherine Hicks (actress)
69 - Dorian Harewood (actor)
76 - Ray Buktenica (actor)
76 - Michael Anderson Jr. (actor)
79 - Louise Sorel (actress)
81 - Peter Bonerz (actor)
95 - Ella Jenkins (actress)
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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.
1952 - Satchel Paige, at age 46, became the oldest pitcher to complete a major league baseball game.
1953 - Future Hall of Famer Ted Williams returns to the Boston Red Sox following his military service in the Korean War.
1963 - The Philadelphia NBA franchise changes its name from "Nationals" to "76ers" in honor of the Declaration of Independence being signed in the city in 1776.
1966 - Muhammad Ali knocks out English boxer Brian London in the third round to retain the heavyweight title.
1969 - The first fair ball to be hit completely out of Dodger Stadium occurred. Willie "Pops" Stargell, of the Pittsburgh Pirates, hit the ball 506 feet from home plate.
1972 - Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hits his 661st home run, breaking Babe Ruth's record for most home runs hit for one team.
1973 - Roberto Clemente, Warren Spahn, Billy Evans, Monty Irvin, Mickey Welch and 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 takes place as the Minnesota Vikings defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 28-10 in London.
1988 - Rich Gossage becomes the second player in MLB history to record 300 career saves as Cubs beat Phillies, 7-4.
1988 - Jose Canseco of the Oakland Athletics becomes the 11th player in major league history with 30 home runs and 30 steals in a season.
1989 - The Boston Red Sox retire Carl Yastrzemski's #8.
1990 - Jim Palmer and Joe Morgan are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1992 - Americans Carl Lewis, Mike Powell and Joe Greene sweep the medals in the long jump at the Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain.
1999 - Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres records his 3,000th career hit.
2001 - American sprinting star Marion Jones is disqualified and has her string of 42 consecutive 100 meter final victories snappeed at the World Championships in Canada.
2002 - 32-year old reliever Robb Nen becomes 16th and youngest closer to record 300 career saves as he protects Giants 11-10 lead v Cubs.
2006 - Tiger Woods, at age 30, becomes the youngest golfer in PGA history to record 50 tour wins.
2006 - For a MLB record 11th time in his career, Padres closer Trevor Hoffman records 30 or more saves in a season; beats mark set by Lee Smith, baseball's all-time saves leader.
2016 - Hoang Xuan Vinh of Vietnam wins the gold medal in the 10m air pistol at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Vietnam's first ever gold medal in any Olympic event.
