This Date in American History : August 6
Events:
General Nicholas Herkimer falls during ambush at Battle of Oriskany (August 6, 1777)
Debates on first draft of US Constitution begin in Philadelphia (August 6, 1787)
American B-29 Bomber, the Enola Gay drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima (August 6, 1945)
President Johnson signs Voting Rights Act (August 6, 1965)
General Nicholas Herkimer falls during ambush at Battle of Oriskany (August 6, 1777)
Debates on first draft of US Constitution begin in Philadelphia (August 6, 1787)
American B-29 Bomber, the Enola Gay drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima (August 6, 1945)
President Johnson signs Voting Rights Act (August 6, 1965)