August 6 in history: World's first execution by electric chair, US drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima and more
Authored By Vyomica Berry
Published: Aug 06, 2020, 02:02 IST | Updated: Aug 06, 2020, 02:02 IST
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1890
World's first execution by electric chair carried out in a New York Prison.
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1926
Gertrude Ederle becomes first woman to swim across English Channel.
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1945
United States drops “Little Boy,” an 8,900-pound atomic bomb, on Hiroshima.
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2010
Flash floods caused by cloudburst kills at least 234 in Ladakh, India.
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2012
NASA's robotic vehicle Curiosity lands on Mars.
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