What happened on 06 july
There have been many significant events that occurred on July 6th throughout history. Here are a few notable ones:
- 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.
- 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.
- 1944 - The United States invades Guam, which had been occupied by Japan since 1941.
- 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.
- 1971 - The United States launches the Mariner 9 spacecraft, which becomes the first spacecraft to orbit Mars.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.