Coulda sworn somebody had posted the anniversary of Hiroshima on the 6th. Second atomic bomb dropped on Japanese port city Nagasaki:
This day in history.. August 10, 1937 The Electro String Corporation is given the patent for the first electric guitar. The result was the Rickenbacher Electro A-22 Frying Pan
Aug 10, 1970 The Door's Jim Morrison tried in Miami on "lewd & lascivious behavior." Although convicted and sentenced to jail, he was free on bond while his case was being appealed when he dies in Paris, July 3, 1971.
On this day in 1793, which also marked the first anniversary of the imprisonment of Louis the XVI, the Louvre opens to the public. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louvre#Location_and_visit
On this day in history.. August 11, 1973 DJ Kool Herc shows off his technique for the "merry go 'round" (now called Break Beats) at a party. The event is largely considered to the birth of hip hop.
