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Anniversaries in American history that fall on August 6.

1965 · Events / Protests & Movements
Voting Rights Act signed
Outlaws discriminatory voting practices; transforms Southern political participation
Civil Rights Movement
1965 · Documents / Laws & Acts
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The law that finally enforced the 15th Amendment — nearly a century after its ratification
Voting Rights Act of 1965
1945 · Eras
Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
An estimated 110,000–210,000 killed; Japan announces surrender August 15
World War II