What Happened on August 6, 2018

• Boston appoints its first African American Police Commissioner William G. Gross
• Chicago police appeal for more help after 66 people shot in the city in one weekend

• PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi announces she will be stepping down
• Saudi Arabia's state airline suspends direct flights to Toronto and expels ambassador after Canada calls for release of detained activists for civil and women's rights
• South Sudan peace accord signed between South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar in Sudan attempting to end 5 years of civil war

• Joël Robuchon, French chef, world record for Michelin stars (32), dies of cancer at 73
• Margaret Heckler, American politician (15th U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services (1983-85)), dies at 87
• Paul Laxalt, American politician (22nd Governor of Nevada), dies at 96

Holidays: Civic Holiday (Canada), Summer Bank Holiday (Ireland, United Kingdom)

• #1 Song: In My Feelings - Drake
• #1 Song: In My Feelings - Drake