Today in History for 6th August 1991

Historical Events

Events 1 - 2 of 2

- Debbie Doom (US) pitches 2nd consecutive perfect game in women's softball at the Pan American Games, beats Nicaragua, 8-0
- Tim Berners-Lee releases files describing his idea for the World Wide Web. WWW debuts as a publicly available service on the Internet.

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 3 of 3

- Harry Reasoner, newscaster (60 Minutes), dies at 68
- Roland Michener, Canadian politician and governor general (b. 1900)
- Shapour Bakhtiar, premier Iran (1979), dies in Paris

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