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(August 06, 1926) Happy Birthday! (August 06, 1928) (August 06, 1945) (August 06, 1962) (August 06, 1991)
On August 6, learn about the most interesting events and historical facts from across history. Leo is the zodiac sign for August 6th. Andy Warhol (1928), Marc Lavoine (1962), and Sofia Essadi (1984) were all born on this day.
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The Warner Bros. Vitaphone system debuts in New York City with the film Don Juan, starring John Barrymore. 
Andy Warhol, American painter, photographer and film director.
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Hiroshima, Japan is destroyed as the United States B-29 Enola Gay drops the atomic weapon "Little Boy." Around 70,000 people are killed instantly, and tens of thousands die from burns and radiation illness in the years that follow. 
Jamaica gains independence from the United Kingdom. 
Tim Berners-Lee publishes files outlining his World Wide Web concept. WWW appears for the first time as a publicly available service on the Internet.
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