August 6: Voting Rights Act, the World Wide Web and a Pill to Cure All Ills

On This Day in History August 6, 2020 Historical Events 1661  The Treaty of The Hague is signed whereby the Dutch Republic sells New Holland (Brazil) for 63 tonnes of gold to Portugal 1890  At Auburn Prison in New York, murderer William Kemmler becomes the 1st person to be executed by electric chair 1945  Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima by the US B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" 1965  US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act prohibiting voting discrimination against minorities 1991  Tim Berners-Lee releases files describing his idea for the World Wide Web. WWW debuts as a publicly available service on the Internet More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Alexander Fleming (1881 - 1955) Alfred Tennyson (1809 - 1892) Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987) Lucille Ball (1911 - 1989) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Fulgencio Batista (1901 - 1973) Paul VI (1897 - 1978) More Famous Deaths August 6: A Pill to Cure All Ills Not well? Take a Beecham's Pill was often the advice. So popular was it that nobody doubted it's extravagant claim in the world's first advertising slogan. Read the Article You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand