What Happened on Aug 6

Jughead's Revenge releases Image Is Everything

Image Is Everything is Jughead's Revenge's fourth studio album, released in 1996. It was the band's first release on the label Nitro Records (owned... Read more

Korean Air Flight 801 Crashes into Nimitz Hill on Guam

Korean Air Flight 801 (KE801, KAL801) crashed on August 6, 1997 on approach to Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, Guam (a United States... Read more

The Thomas Crown Affair released

The Thomas Crown Affair is a 1999 heist film by John McTiernan, director of Die Hard and The Hunt for Red October. It is a remake of the 1968 film... Read more

Radiohead releases "Knives Out" single

"Knives Out" is a song by English alternative rock band Radiohead. The composition features electric and acoustic guitars, complemented by singer... Read more

Jay-Z releases "Song Cry" single

"Song Cry" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z and produced by Just Blaze. It was the fourth and final single from his sixth studio album The... Read more

UFC Ultimate Fight Night

Ultimate Fight Night was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 6, 2005. The event took place at Cox... Read more

Entourage Season 3 Episode 9

Vince and the entourage head to Las Vegas for a vacation and for Vince to make a special promotional appearance for $100,000. Seth Green repeatedly... Read more

"Leeroy Jenkins" Charges Into Battle

Leeroy Jenkins, sometimes misspelled Leroy Jenkins and often elongated with numerous additional letters, is an Internet phenomenon named for a... Read more

Slayer Releases "Christ Illusion"

Christ Illusion is the ninth studio album by the American thrash metal band Slayer. Released on August 8, 2006, the album received generally... Read more

Bayer Diabetes Care Partners With Nick Jonas As A Diabetes Ambassador

Since August 6, 2008, Bayer Diabetes Care has partnered with Nick Jonas as a diabetes ambassador to promote the idea for young people to manage... Read more

Pineapple Express (movie) released

Pineapple Express is a 2008 American comedy film directed by David Gordon Green, written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg and starring Rogen and... Read more

"Fast & Furious" Rifftrax is Released

Did you like the 2001 sleeper hit The Fast and The Furious, but are you really not a fan of definite articles? Then 2009's Fast & Furious is the... Read more

California 66 Revue - Fairfield, CT stop

The second show of the tour was part of a three band benefit concert for WPKN-FM public radio at the Quick Center, on the campus of Fairfield... Read more

Cleveland Indians defeat Minnesota Twins, 2-1

CLEVELAND - The words weren't spoken viciously or angrily, but the Twins took a few subtle digs at one another Thursday afternoon after their 2-1... Read more

Detroit Tigers defeat Baltimore Orioles, 7-3

DETROIT -- Orioles players and management knew that by handing the ball to a youth movement this season, especially for the perpetually brutal... Read more

Fight Breaks Out at Town Hall Meeting in St. Louis to Discuss Health Care

At town hall meetings in Tampa, Detroit, and St. Louis yesterday -- chaos. A forum on aging sponsored by Rep. Russ Carnahan, D-Mo., resulted in... Read more

John Hughes dies

John Hughes, Jr. (February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American film director, producer and writer, responsible for some of the most... Read more

New York Yankees defeat Boston Red Sox, 13-6

NEW YORK - The sweat dripped from John Smoltz’s face as he stared in at his catcher. He looked lost and beaten. He had seen nights like this in his... Read more

Representative John Dingell Addresses Concerns Over Health Care Reform at Town Hall Meeting

Here's one town hall where the member of Congress is likely to give as much as he gets. Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), the longest serving member... Read more

Steven Tyler of Aerosmith Falls off Stage During Concert and Breaks Shoulder

After an evident failure in the sound system the timeless 61 year old was attempting to calm the masses by doing a hypnotic trance dance, ala the... Read more

Sonia Sotomayor is Confirmed by the US Senate, Becoming the First Hispanic Supreme Court Justice

On August 6, 2009, Sotomayor's appointment was brought up for a vote on the floor of the Senate. She was confirmed by a vote of 68 to 31. All... Read more

Third University of Illinois Trustee resigns

University of Illinois Trustee Edward McMillan -- the only board member not tied to the school's admissions scandal -- submitted a resignation... Read more

Milwaukee Brewers defeat Houston Astros, 6-5

The Milwaukee Brewers shrunk in the face of opportunity for the better part of eight innings. For the most part they crumpled whenever a scoring... Read more

Boston Red Sox defeat New York Yankees, 6-3

NEW YORK — As darkness fell in the Bronx, there appeared to be resolution among the players in the dark blue jerseys last night. They knew they had... Read more

31 Americans Killed in Helicopter Crash

A military helicopter was shot down in eastern Afghanistan, killing 31 U.S. special operation troops, most of them from the elite Navy SEALs unit... Read more