1890 – First execution by electric chair
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-execution-by-electric-chair
1911 – Lucille Ball born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lucille-ball-born
1926 – Gertrude Ederle becomes first woman to swim English Channel
1942 – Isaac Hayes is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/isaac-hayes-is-born
1945 – Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-dropped-on-hiroshima