ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY IN 1945: American bomber drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima; 1777: General Nicholas Herkimer falls at the Battle of Oriskany; 1991: Peugeot as au revoir to U.S. car market; 1862: Confederate ship blown up by crew; 1902: Dutch Schultz is born; 1930: Joseph Force Crater becomes the missingest man in New York; 1997: Planes crash in Guam jungle; 1787: First draft of Constitution debated; 1890: First execution by electric chair; 1928: Andy Warhol is born; 1911: Lucille Ball born; 2009: Breakfast Club director John Hughes dies; 1996: George R.R. Martins Game of Thrones debuts; 1942: Isaac Hayes is born; 1874: Belle Starrs first husband slain; 1965: Johnson signs Voting Rights Act; 1926: Gertrude Ederle becomes first woman to swim English Channel; 1964: Johnson Administration officials argue for resolution; 1969: Green Berets are charged with murder; 1971: First U.S. Army troops deployed to Vietnam stand-down for withdrawal; 1915: Allies land at Suvia Bay; 1890: Baseball pitching legend Cy Young pitches his first game, a win. BIZARRE AND UNIQUE HOLIDAYS: Wiggle Your Toes Day.
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