1. On August 6, 1826, the town of Medfield, Massachusetts celebrated a historic milestone: the 200th anniversary of its founding. Festivities included a parade, speeches, and a reenactment of the town's first settlement.

2. The infamous Salem Witch Trials began on August 6, 1692, when three women were arrested and accused of witchcraft. Over the course of the next several months, 150 people would be arrested and 20 would be executed before the hysteria finally subsided.

3. On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The bomb instantly killed an estimated 70,000 people, with tens of thousands more dying of radiation sickness in the months and years to come.

4. In 1877, the Great Railroad Strike reached Massachusetts on August 6, when workers at the Boston and Albany Railroad Company went on strike to protest low wages and poor working conditions. The strike led to violence and unrest across the country, ultimately resulting in the deaths of over 100 people.

5. August 6, 2011 saw the debut of the Green Monster musical, a play about a group of Red Sox fans struggling to save their neighborhood bar as Fenway Park undergoes renovations. The play was performed in a tent outside Fenway, with the Green Monster (the famous wall in left field) serving as a backdrop for the stage.