The United States of America dropped its first-ever atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan.
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US President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, which was introduced to stop voting discrimination against minority groups.
Flammable vapor caught fire at the Chevron Refinery in Richmond, California.
Pittsburgh hosted the world's largest pinball tournament.
A team of NASA scientists declared that the Martian ALH 84001 meteorite might contain traces of alien life.
After being the first man to sail the world non-stop in the wrong direction, Chay Blyth returned to the UK.
