What happend on 6th August

This is day of

The Atomic bomb, "Little Boy," is dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945, during World War II.

1945

The United States drops an atomic bomb, "Little Boy," on Hiroshima, Japan, during World War II.

1926

Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim across the English Channel, breaking the previous record.

1809

Alfred Lord Tennyson, one of the most renowned English poets, is born.