6TH AUGUST ~ HISTORY ON THIS DAY

1700s / 18th century history on the 6th of August

1787 : Sixty proof sheets of the Constitution of the United States were delivered to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The 1787 Paradox: A Constitution Designed for Liberty That Protects Slavery – No.86 (The Federalist Society verified YouTube channel video) over 60,000 views

1800s / 19th century history on the 6th of August

1806 : Francis II, the last Holy Roman Emperor abdicated, ending the Holy Roman Empire.

1819 : Norwich University was founded in Vermont as the 1st private military school in the United States.

1845 : The Russian Geographical Society was founded in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

1890 : The 1st person to be executed by electric chair. Murderer William Kemmler was the first person to be executed by electric chair, at Auburn Prison in New York.

William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair on the 6th August 1890 (HistoryPod YouTube channel video) over 10,000 views

1900s / 20th century history on the 6th of August

1911 : Lucille Ball the American actress was born in Jamestown, New York, USA died in 1989 aged 77).

Top 10 Classic I Love Lucy Moments (MsMojo verified YouTube channel video) over 700,000 views

1914 : Serbia declared war on Germany, and Austria declared war on Russia.  (World War I)

1917 : Robert Mitchum the American actor was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA (died in 1997 aged 79).

1926 : Gertrude Ederle became the 1st woman to swim across the English Channel.

1926 : The Warner Bros.’ Vitaphone system premiered with the movie Don Juan starring John Barrymore,  in New York, New York.

1928 : Andy Warhol the American visual artist, was born Andrew Warhola Jr. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvannia, USA (died in 1987 aged 58).

Andy Warhol: An American Prophet – an art history documentary (Perspective YouTube channel video) over 26,000 views

1940 : Estonia became part of the Soviet Union.

1945 : Hiroshima, Japan was devastated by an atomic bomb named Little Boy was dropped by the United States B-29 Enola Gay. About 70,000 people were killed instantly, and tens of thousands died in subsequent years from burns and radiation poisoning. (World War II)

Dropping The Bomb on Hiroshima (BBC Studios verified YouTube channel video) over 108 million views

1951 : Daryl Somers (OAM) the Australian television personality, was born in Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

Daryl Somers chats about Hey Hey It’s Saturday Again (Studio 10 verified YouTube channel video) over 14,000 views

1962 : Jamaica became independent from the United Kingdom.

1964 : Prometheus, a bristlecone pine and the world’s oldest tree, was cut down.

1972 : Geri Halliwell the English singer, was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. She is best known as Ginger Spice from the Spice Girls.

Spice Girls performing Who Do You Think You Are live in Istanbul in 1997 (Spice Girls verified YouTube channel video) over 995,000 views
Geri Halliwell in a bikini on the Mi Chico Latino music video (Geri Halliwell verified YouTube channel video) over 11 million views

1976 : Melissa George the Australian-American actress was born in Perth, Western Australia.

1986 : Sydney in Australia received a record 328 millimeters (13 inches) of rain in a day.

1991 : Tim Berners-Lee released files describing his idea for the World Wide Web. WWW debuted as a publicly available service on the Internet.

Tim Berners-Lee : How he invented the World Wide Web over 30 years ago (DW Shift verified YouTube channel video)

1996 : NASA announced that the ALH 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from Mars, contained evidence of primitive life-forms.

2000s / 21st century history on the 6th of August

2004 : Rick James the American singer-songwriter died from pulmonary failure, and cardiac failure, aged 56 (born in 1948).

Rick James : Super Freak official music video (Rick James verified YouTube channel video) over 115 million views

2009 : Willy DeVille the American singer and songwriter died, aged 58 (born in 1950).

2012 : NASA’s Curiosity rover landed on the surface of Mars.

2012 : Robert Hughes (AO) the Australian-American art critic died, aged 74 (born in 1938).

2017 : Betty Cuthbert (AC, MBE) the Australian sprinter died, aged79 (born in 1938).

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