Lucille Ball 1911
- 1806 - The Holy Roman Empire went out of existence as Emperor Francis II abdicated.
- 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)
- 1960 - Nationalization of U.S. and foreign-owned property in Cuba began.
- 1965 - The Voting Rights Act was signed by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.
- 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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