Today is Saturday, August 6th, the 219, day of 2016. There are 147 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
1806 Francis II, the last Holy Roman Emperor, abdicates, thus ending the Holy Roman Empire.
1825 Bolivia gains independence from Spain.
1914 Serbia declares war on Germany; Austria declares war on Russia. World War I begins.
1926 Gertrude Ederle becomes first woman to swim across the English Channel.
1926 Harry Houdini spends 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.
1945 An atomic bomb is dropped by the plane Enola Gay on the city of Hiroshima in Japan.
1984 The musician Prince releases the album Purple Rain.
1993 The movie The Fugitive, starring Harrison Ford, opens in theaters.
Birthdays:
1911 Lucille Ball (Actress from I Love Lucy)
1927 Andy Warhol (Artist)
1965 David Robinson (Basketball Player)
1970 M. Night Shyamalan (Director)
1972 Geri Halliwell (Singer)
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