August 6th


1806: Francis II, the last Holy Roman Emperor, abdicates, and moves to Fire Island with the Unholy Roman Emperor.


1926: Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater. Then he tops that a week later by spending 92 minutes out of the water with Mrs. Houdini.


1996: NASA announces that the ALH 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from Mars, contains evidence of primitive life-forms… life forms that resemble Snooki.