Coup in Mauritania:
President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi was overthrown and General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, a career military officer became the new president.

Voting Rights Act Becomes Law in the United States:
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the act, which prohibited any discrimination in voting.

Jamaican Independence:
The Jamaica Independence Act of July 1962, gave Jamaica full independence by leaving the Federation of the West Indies.

US Bombs Hiroshima:
Over 150,000 people were estimated killed by the explosion.