Flammable vapor caught fire at the Chevron Refinery in Richmond, California.
Six employees were injured in the accident.
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Jon Stewart hosted his last episode of 'The Daily Show.'
US President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, which was introduced to stop voting discrimination against minority groups.
The United States of America dropped its first-ever atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan.
Mount Tongariro in New Zealand erupted for the first time in 115 years.
Korean Air Flight 801 crashed while approaching Guam airport, killing 229 of the 254 people aboard.