Alfred Lord Tennyson 1809
- 1806 - The Holy Roman Empire went out of existence as Emperor Francis II abdicated.
- 1914 - Austria-Hungary declared war against Russia. Serbia declared war against Germany.
- 1945 - The American B-29 bomber, known as the Enola Gay, dropped the first atomic bomb on an inhabited area. The bomb named "Little Boy" was dropped over the center of Hiroshima, Japan. An estimated 140,000 people were killed. (8:16am Japanese time)
- 1998 - Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky spent 8 1/2 hours testifying before a grand jury about her relationship with U.S. President Clinton.
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