What happened on 06 july

There have been many significant events that occurred on July 6th throughout history. Here are a few notable ones:

  1. 1865 - The SS Sultana, a steamboat carrying over 2,000 passengers, including many Union soldiers who had just been released from Confederate prison camps, exploded and sank in the Mississippi River, killing an estimated 1,800 people.
  2. 1917 - The United States Congress passes the Selective Service Act, which requires all men between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for the draft.
  3. 1944 - The United States invades Guam, which had been occupied by Japan since 1941.
  4. 1964 - The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
  5. 1971 - The United States launches the Mariner 9 spacecraft, which becomes the first spacecraft to orbit Mars.
  6. 1988 - The United States Supreme Court rules in the case of Texas v. Johnson, holding that burning the American flag is a form of protected speech under the First Amendment.
  7. 1994 - The United States and North Korea sign an agreement in which North Korea agrees to freeze its nuclear program in exchange for oil and other benefits.
  8. 2015 - NASA's New Horizons spacecraft flies by Pluto, providing the first close-up images of the dwarf planet.

These are just a few of the many events that have occurred on July 6th throughout history.