Friday, August 6, 2010

August 6 in history

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AUGUST 6 IN HISTORY


1965- Beatles release 'HELP' album in UK








1675- Russian Czar Aleksei bans foreign hairs cut




1911- Lucille Ball born in Jamestown NY, comedienne/actress
(I Love Lucy, Mame)





1809- Alfred Lord Tennyson born ; poet laureate of England







1945 Hiroshima Peace Day  atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima by "Enola Gay"
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1890- 1st use of electric chair in US, John Hart, in NY for murder





1927 -Andy Warhol born; pop artist





1917 -Robert Mitchum born in Bridgeport Ctactor (Winds of War, North & South)








1998-Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky spent 8 1/2 hours testifying before a grand jury about her relationship with President Bill Clinton.









1914- Austria-Hungary declares war against Russia



1914- Serbia declares war against Germany




1623 - Anne Hathaway, wife of William Shakespeare, dies

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BRAZIL


1661 - Holland sells Brazil to Portugal for 8 million guilders




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