The United States of America dropped its first-ever atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan.
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Bolivia gained independence from Peru.
The Department of Health in Manila, Philippines, declared a national epidemic after the dengue outbreak.
Portugal and the Dutch Republic signed the Treaty of The Hague.
NASA's Curiosity rover landed on Mars' Aeolis Palus plain.
At just 30 years old, golf professional Tiger Woods won the 50th PGA, making him the youngest person ever to win a PGA.
