On this day, Aug. 6

1836 Fourteen trade unions amalgamated to form the Pittsburgh Central Labor Union. 1945 During World War II, the U. S. B- 29 Superfortress Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb code- named “Little Boy” on Hiroshima, Japan, resulting in an estimated 140,000 deaths. ( Three days later, the United States exploded a nuclear device over Nagasaki; five days after that, Imperial Japan surrendered.)

1958 The federal government assured Pittsburgh of aid for a proposed $ 15 million redevelopment project for substandard areas in East Liberty.

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

1980 Richard Wallace was named superintendent of the Pittsburgh school system. 2009 Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed as the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice by a Senate vote of 68- 31. Some items are from Stefan Lorant’s “Pittsburgh: The Story of an American City” ( digital. library. pitt. edu/ chronology).

— Compiled by Rick Nowlin Today’s birthdays: Children’s performer Ella Jenkins, 95. Actor- director Peter Bonerz, 81. Actress Stepfanie Kramer, 63. Rhythm- andblues singer Randy DeBarge, 61. Actress Michelle Yeoh, 57. Basketball Hall of Famer David Robinson, 54. Actress Vera Farmiga, 46. Actress Soleil Moon Frye, 43. Actress Melissa George, 43. Actor and Carnegie Mellon University alumnus Leslie Odom Jr., 38. Thought for today: “If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do.”