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Bookmark or Share- On This Day - What Happened on August 6 | BritannicaOn this day in 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan—the blast killed more than 70,000 people and destroyed most of the city—in an effort to hasten the end of World War II. Watch news footage of the atomic bomb being dropped on Hiroshima.
- August 6 - WikipediaAugust 6 is the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 147 days remain until the end of the year.
- What Happened on August 6 - On This DayBombing of Hiroshima, the Voting Rights Act, the World Wide Web, a pill to cure all ills and other major events, facts, birthdays and deaths from August 6.
- More on this Day - August, 6 | Britannica - Encyclopedia BritannicaOn August 6, Andy Warhol, Lucille Ball, Robert Mitchum were born and John Hughes, Fulgencio Batista, Diego Velázquez died.
- What Happened on August 6 - HISTORYDiscover what happened on August 6 with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
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