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80,000 people did not die instantly in hiroshima, about 10,000 died instantly, 70,000 more died within 24 hours. |
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[[image:Bolivia flag large.png|100x100px|Flag of Bolivia]] |
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[[Image:Jamaica coat medium.gif|100x100px|Jamaican coat of arms]] |
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[[Image:Bin-ladin-pdb-corner.jpg|100x100px|Title: "Bin Ladin Determined To Strike in US"]] |
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[[Image:Berners-Lee.jpg|100x100px|Tim Berners-Lee]] |
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[[Image:Francis II.jpg|100x100px|Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor]] (filename refers to WCommons) |
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[[Image:Little boy.jpg|100x100px|Little Boy, the first atomic bomb used in warfare]] |
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[[Image:A-bomb dome closeup.jpg|100x100px|The Genbaku Dome, a standing memorial of the bombing of Hiroshima]] |
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[[Image:Atomic cloud over Hiroshima.jpg| |
[[Image:Atomic cloud over Hiroshima.jpg|100x100px|The mushroom cloud over Hiroshima after the dropping of Little Boy.]] |
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[[Image:Hiroshima aftermath.jpg|100x100px|Effects of the atomic bombing on Hiroshima]] |
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* [[1915]] - [[World War I]]: The [[Allies]] launched the '''[[Battle of Sari Bair]]''' at [[Gallipoli]]. |
* [[1915]] - [[World War I]]: The [[Allies]] launched the '''[[Battle of Sari Bair]]''' at [[Gallipoli]]. |
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* [[2001]] - [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]] received a '''[[President's Daily Briefing|daily briefing]]''' warning of an imminent attack by [[Osama bin Laden]]. |
* [[2001]] - [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]] received a '''[[President's Daily Briefing|daily briefing]]''' warning of an imminent attack by [[Osama bin Laden]]. |
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'''[[August 6]]''': [[Independence Day]] in '''[[Bolivia]]''' ([[1825]]) and '''[[Jamaica]]''' ([[1962]]) |
'''[[August 6]]''': [[Independence Day]] in '''[[Bolivia]]''' ([[1825]]) and '''[[Jamaica]]''' ([[1962]]) |
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[[Image:Atombombe Little Boy 2.jpg|100x100px|Little Boy, the first atomic bomb used in warfare]] |
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* [[1806]] - The '''[[Holy Roman Empire]]''' was dissolved when [[Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor|Francis II]], the last [[Holy Roman Emperor]], was forced to [[Abdication|abdicate]]. |
* [[1806]] - The '''[[Holy Roman Empire]]''' was dissolved when [[Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor|Francis II]], the last [[Holy Roman Emperor]], was forced to [[Abdication|abdicate]]. |
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Revision as of 17:56, 6 August 2006
August 6: Independence Day in Bolivia (1825) and Jamaica (1962)
- 1806 - The Holy Roman Empire was dissolved when Francis II, the last Holy Roman Emperor, was forced to abdicate.
- 1890 - William Kemmler became the first person to be executed in an electric chair.
- 1945 - World War II: Enola Gay, a B-29 Superfortress of the U.S. Army Air Force, dropped an atomic bomb named Little Boy (pictured) on Hiroshima, Japan, killing an estimated 80,000 people.
- 1966 - Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahayan became emir and ruler of Abu Dhabi.
- 1991 - Tim Berners-Lee released files describing his idea for a "World Wide Web."