THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Today is Sunday, Aug. 6, the 218th day of 2017. There are 147 days left in the year.

IN THE NATION

1965: President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act.

IN THE WORLD

1945: During World War II, the U.S. B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb codenamed "Little Boy" on Hiroshima, Japan.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

Children's performer Ella Jenkins is

93. Actress Louise Sorel is 77. Rock singer Pat Macdonald (Timbuk 3) is

65. Country musician Mark Dufresne (Confederate Railroad) is 64. Actress Michelle Yeoh is 55. Basketball Hall of Famer David Robinson is 52. Movie writer-director M. Night Shyamalan is

47. Actress Soleil Moon Frye is 41. Actor Leslie Odom Jr. is 36.