1813, during the Venezuelan War of Independence, forces led by Simon Bolivar recaptured Caracas
1825- Upper Peru became the autonomous republic of Bolivia.
1945- During World War II, the United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, resulting in an estimated 140,000 deaths. (Three days later, the United States exploded a nuclear device over Nagasaki.
2011 –Disturbances began in London and a number of British cities after a protest in Tottenham, north London, following the death of a man who was shot dead by police.
2012 – NASA Rover Curiosity lands on Mars.
Born today:
1881 – Scottish bacteria Scientist and Nobel-Laureate Alexander Fleming.
Passed away:
1979 – German biochemistry scientist and Nobel-Laureate Feodor Lynen.
Occasions:
Independence Day of Bolivia and Jamaica.
H. Zain/ Barry