On This Day: August 6

10 verified moments happened on August 6. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1926Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim across the English ChannelSports · Source: HISTORY 'Gertrude Ederle becomes first woman to swim English Channel, August 6, 1926'
2. 1945☢️ The Enola Gay drops the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima at 8:15 a.m., killing an estimated 70,000–80,000 people instantly.History · Source: HISTORY, 'Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima'; Atomic Heritage Foundation (Aug 6 1945)
3. 1945☢️ A U.S. B-29 drops the atomic bomb 'Little Boy' on Hiroshima, Japan, instantly devastating the city.USA 250 · Source: National Archives, The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Aug 6 1945)
4. 1965🗳️ President Johnson signs landmark legislation banning racial discrimination in voting, with civil rights leaders at his side.USA 250 · Source: National Archives, Voting Rights Act of 1965 signed (Aug 6 1965)
5. 1991🌐 Tim Berners-Lee publishes the world's first website at CERN, explaining the World Wide Web — and making the page publicly accessible to all.History · Source: CERN; Wikipedia, 'History of the World Wide Web' (Aug 6 1991)
6. 1991🌐 Tim Berners-Lee publicly announces the World Wide Web project, putting the first website online at CERN.Technology · Source: CERN, 'A short history of the web' (Aug 6 1991)
7. 1994Jeff Gordon wins the inaugural Brickyard 400, NASCAR's first race at IndianapolisStock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia, “1994 Brickyard 400”; Indianapolis Motor Speedway
8. 1999👻 The Sixth Sense opens, with a boy who sees dead people confiding in a child psychologist before its famous twist.Movies · Source: Wikipedia; Variety (Aug 6 1999)
9. 2012🔴 NASA's Curiosity rover touches down in Gale Crater on Mars after a daring sky-crane descent.History · Source: Wikipedia, 'Curiosity (rover)' (Aug 6 2012)
10. 2021🇨🇦 Julia Grosso converts the deciding penalty as Canada outlasts Sweden in a shootout for its first Olympic soccer gold.Soccer · Source: Sports Illustrated; NPR (Aug 6 2021)