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On This Day (August 6): Your quick daily trip back in time.
Fatih Taskiran
August 06, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes
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Good morning. It's Wednesday, Aug. 6, and we're discovering the first atomic bomb dropping, the first electric chair execution, the Voting Rights Act, the birth of the WWW, and much more.
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