Aug. 6 in history
In 1945, the United States becomes the first and only nation to use atomic weaponry during wartime when it drops an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Approximately 80,000 people are killed as a direct result of the blast, and another 35,000 are injured. At least another 60,000 would be dead by the end of the year from the effects of the fallout. Though the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan marked the end of World War II, many historians argue that it also ignited the Cold War.
In 1787, First draft of Constitution debated.
In 1890, First execution by electric chair
In 1965, President Johnson signs Voting Rights Act
In 1862, The CSS Arkansas, the most feared Confederate ironclad on the Mississippi River, is blown up by her crew after suffering mechanical problems during a battle with the USS Essex near Baton Rouge, La. Confederate ship blown up by crew | August 6, 1862 | HISTORY
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