{"id":208132,"date":"2020-01-01T13:26:30","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T13:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/day\/august-6\/"},"modified":"2024-01-14T00:33:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T00:33:36","slug":"august-6","status":"publish","type":"otd_day","link":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/day\/august-6\/","title":{"rendered":"August 6: Facts & Historical Events On This Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

August 6th observes Fresh Breath Day and Wiggle Your Toes Day.

We’ve reached the 218^{th day of the year. There are days remaining in 2025.}

On this day in history we’ve been spoiled with so many big events that happened. Here you’ll learn the all about the historic events that all happened on August 6.

Did you know that on this day in 2012, Mount Tongariro in New Zealand erupted? It was the first time the volcano had erupted in 115 years.

Keep reading for more fun & interesting facts about August 6^{th in history!\r\n\r\n}

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What memorable events happened on August 6 in history? Keep reading to find out!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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2024\r\n\r\n
Kamala Harris chose Tim Walz as her running mate for the 2024 US presidential election.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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2019\r\n\r\n
The Department of Health in Manila, Philippines, declared a national epidemic after the dengue outbreak.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
By this day, 622 people had died from the outbreak, which was believed to have started July 20, 2019.\r\n\r\n
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2019\r\n\r\n
World Resources Institute reported that a quarter of the world’s population is running out of water.\r\n\r\n
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Seventeen countries are using up 80% of usable surface water each year.\r\n\r\n
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2015\r\n\r\n
Jon Stewart hosted his last episode of “The Daily Show.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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2015\r\n\r\n
Pittsburgh hosted the world’s largest pinball tournament.\r\n\r\n
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With a record-breaking total of 700 pinball and arcade machines, Pinburg became the world’s largest pinball event attracting hundreds from around the world.\r\n\r\n
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2012\r\n\r\n
Flammable vapor caught fire at the Chevron Refinery in Richmond, California.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Six employees were injured in the accident.\r\n\r\n
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2012\r\n\r\n
Mount Tongariro in New Zealand erupted for the first time in 115 years.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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2012\r\n\r\n
NASA’s Curiosity rover landed on Mars’ Aeolis Palus plain.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The rover was launched from Cape Canaveral almost a year earlier, on November 26, 2011. Curiosity’s mission was meant to last just two years, but this was ultimately extended indefinitely.\r\n\r\n
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2006\r\n\r\n
At just 30 years old, golf professional Tiger Woods won the 50th PGA, making him the youngest person ever to win a PGA.\r\n\r\n
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1997\r\n\r\n
Korean Air Flight 801 crashed while approaching Guam airport, killing 229 of the 254 people aboard.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1996\r\n\r\n
A team of NASA scientists declared that the Martian ALH 84001 meteorite might contain traces of alien life.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1971\r\n\r\n
After being the first man to sail the world non-stop in the wrong direction, Chay Blyth returned to the UK.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Usually, the race would go with the winds, from west to east; however, Blyth decided to do it the opposite way and became the first man to complete a full loop. In 1992 Blyth created the first “wrong way” yacht race around the world, and since then, this race has been held every four years.\r\n\r\n
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1965\r\n\r\n
US President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, which was introduced to stop voting discrimination against minority groups.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1945\r\n\r\n
The United States of America dropped its first-ever atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan.\r\n\r\n
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1825\r\n\r\n
Bolivia gained independence from Peru.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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