On this day in history August 6:
In 1962, Jamaica gained independence after over 300 years of British rule. Just three years later, in 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, a landmark law ending racially discriminatory voting practices in the U.S. In 1972, Hank Aaron smashed his 660th and 661st home runs, surpassing Babe Ruth for the most with a single club. Fast forward to 1986, Timothy Dalton was announced as the fourth James Bond. In 2000, rapper Ice-T joined the cast of Law & Order: SVU as a detective. A decade later, in 2012, NASA’s Mars Rover Curiosity touched down in the Gale Crater. And in 2023, Greta Gerwig made history as Barbie crossed the billion-dollar mark, the first female-directed film to do so. That’s a look back on this day in history. This is your Almanac on Northwest Newsradio.