Historical Events for 6th August 2025

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1675 - Russian Tsar Alexis bans foreign hair styles for those below the nobility
1921 - The municipal ferry system connecting Clason Point, Bronx to College Point, Queens begins
1937 - MLB overturns New York Yankees' 7-6 win over Cleveland Indians due to umpire error
1956 - After going bankrupt in 1955, the American national broadcaster DuMont Television Network airs its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Nicholas Arena
1994 - Algerian Muslim fundamentalists threaten schools and universities
2015 - American comedian Jon Stewart hosts late-night talk and satirical news program "The Daily Show" for the last time
2019 - Lawyer representing 800 boy scouts identify 350 sex abusers within Boy Scouts of America saying, "It's the largest paedophile ring on earth"
2023 - Train derailment in Nawabshah, Sindh province, Pakistan, kills at least 30 people and injures more than 60

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