Today in History: July 6

Today is Wednesday, July 6, the 188th day of 2016. There are 178 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On July 6, 1944, an estimated 168 people died in a fire that broke out during a performance in the main tent of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Hartford, Connecticut. (One of the survivors of the blaze was future actor Charles Nelson Reilly, then age 13.)
On this date:
In 1535, Sir Thomas More was executed in England for high treason.
In 1777, during th