This Day In History: August 6th
August 6th, 2007 by Nate in
History
Today is National Fresh Breath Day!
1497: John Cabot returns to Bristol after his successful expedition to North America.
1787: The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia began debating a draft of the U.S. Constitution.
1806: Neither holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire, the Holy Roman Empire ceased to exist after a 1,000 year reign with the abdication of Emperor Francis I.
1911: Actress Lucille Ball, famous for “I Love Lucy,” is born.
1914: World War I continues to heat up with Austria-Hungary declaring war against Russia, and Serbia declaring war against Germany.
1945: The United States drops an atomic bomb over Hiroshima, Japan during the course of World War II.
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