Home - Events - Birthdays - Deaths - Years - History Feeds

August 6, 1965 in History
Event:
Lyndon Baines Johnson signs Voting Rights Act, guaranteeing voting rights for blacks




Related Topics:
Act
Baines
blacks
guaranteeing
Johnson
Lyndon
rights
Signs
voting

Related Year:
1965

Related Events:
August 6





 More Notable Events on August 6:
1990 U.N. Security Council votes 13-0 to place economic sanctions against Iraq
1983 Supertanker Castillo de Bellvar crashes at South Africa
1962 Jamaica becomes independent after 300 years of British rule
1961 1st case of motion sickness in space reported
1952 Satchel Paige, 47, becomes oldest pitcher to win a complete shutout
BrainyHistoryBrainyHistory

Social
BrainyHistory on FaceBook
BrainyHistory on Twitter
Site
Home
Events
Birthdays
Deaths
Years
History Feeds
About Us
Inquire
Privacy
Terms
Copyright © 2001 - 2013 BrainyHistory