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Texas State Senator Wendy Davis, famous for her 11-hour filibuster against restricting abortion rights, announces she will run for either the Texas State Senate seat or for Governor of Texas
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
