August 6: What Happened on This Day in History (High_school Level)?

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1. In 1787, the first draft of the U.S. Constitution is debated.
2. In 1806, the Holy Roman Empire, which was created in 800 with the coronation of Charlemaine, went out of existence when Hapsburg Emperor Francis II of Germany abdicated and freed former subject countries from its laws.
3. In 1825, Bolivia gained its independence from Peru.
4. In 1890, Cy Young pitched and won his first major league baseball game.
5. In 1926, the first woman, Gertrude Ederle, swims the English Channel.
6. In 1961, the first case of motion sickness in space is reported.
7. In 1962, Jamaica became an independent dominion within the British Commonwealth.
8. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson, signed the Voting Rights Act, guaranteeing black Americans the right to vote, making it illegal to impose restrictions on all federal, state and local elections.
9. In 1979, 12 year old Marcus Hooper swims across the English Channel.
10. In 1995, thousands of people gather in Hiroshima to pay tribute on the 50th anniversary of the Atomic Bomb.
11. Famous Birthdays: Lucille Ball (actress, comedian), Lord Alfred Tennyson (English poet), Andy Warhol (American artist), Isaac Hayes (musician)

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