Wednesday, August 06, 2025

History for August 6

History for August 6 - On-This-Day.com 
Andy Warhol 1928
  • 1787 - At the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia debate began on the first draft of the U.S. Constitution.
  • 1806 - The Holy Roman Empire went out of existence as Emperor Francis II abdicated.
  • 1945 - The American B-29 bomber, known as the Enola Gay, dropped the first atomic bomb on an inhabited area. The bomb named "Little Boy" was dropped over the center of Hiroshima, Japan.
  • 1960 - Nationalization of U.S. and foreign-owned property in Cuba began.

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