1945 The atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima by the US. Over the next two to four months, the acute effects killed 90–146,000 people in Hiroshima and 39–80,000 people in Nagasaki; roughly half of the deaths in each city occurred on the first day
1965 US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act prohibiting voting discrimination against minorities
1962 Jamaica becomes independent after 300 years of British rule
1983 A bomb explodes at a synagogue in central Johannesburg four hours before State President Viljoen is due to attend a ceremony there
