August 06
Friday 06, 1993:
The Fugitive opens in theaters, starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones.
Monday 06, 1990:
Gulf War: The United Nations Security Council orders a global trade embargo against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait
Monday 06, 1984:
Pop star Prince releases Purple Rain, the album which would launch him to superstardom.
Monday 06, 1962:
Jamaica becomes independent.
Monday 06, 1945:
World War II: the Atomic bombing of Hiroshima. An atomic bomb codenamed Little Boy is dropped by the American B-29 Enola Gay on the city of Hiroshima in Japan at 8:16 a.m., killing 80,000 outright with another 60,000 dead by the end of the year due to fallout sickness. Ultimately, about 200,000 die due to the atomic bomb.
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