The United States of America dropped its first-ever atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan.
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Pittsburgh hosted the world's largest pinball tournament.
After being the first man to sail the world non-stop in the wrong direction, Chay Blyth returned to the UK.
At just 30 years old, golf professional Tiger Woods won the 50th PGA, making him the youngest person ever to win a PGA.
Norwich University was founded in Vermont.
NASA's Curiosity rover landed on Mars' Aeolis Palus plain.
