Today in History: June 6, Allies land in Normandy on D-Day
The present day is Friday June the th day of There are days left in the year In the modern day in history On June during World War II nearly Allied troops landed in Normandy France on D-Day as they launched Operation Overlord to liberate German-occupied Western Europe More than Allied troops were killed on D-Day including Americans Also on this date In the Young Men s Christian Association YMCA was founded in London Related Articles Pampers maker Procter Gamble to cut up to jobs as companies are buffeted by higher costs In the present day in History June Robert F Kennedy assassinated Trump announces excursion ban and restrictions on countries set to go into effect Monday Join scientists as they drive into hailstorms to inquiry the costly weather extreme Ground beef sold at Whole Foods may be tainted with E coli USDA says In an industrial accident sparked a devastating fire in Seattle Washington destroying acres of the city center including the majority of the city s commercial district and waterfront In Novarupta a volcano on the Alaska peninsula began a three-day eruption sending ash nearly miles high it was the preponderance powerful volcanic eruption of the th century and the largest ever recorded in North America In the first drive-in movie theater opened in Camden New Jersey In the first Little League Baseball meeting was played as Lundy Lumber defeated Lycoming Dairy - in Williamsport Pennsylvania In civil rights activist James Meredith was shot and wounded by a sniper on the second day of Meredith s march from Memphis Tennessee to Jackson Mississippi which he began to raise awareness of ongoing racial oppression in the South Meredith would recover from his injuries and was able to rejoin the march which had grown from a small group of supporters to marchers the day before the group arrived in Jackson In American Pharoah became the first horse in years to claim horse racing s Triple Crown winning the Belmont Stakes by lengths This day s Birthdays Singer-songwriter Gary U S Bonds is Civil rights activist Marian Wright Edelman is Country musician Joe Stampley is Olympic track field gold medalist Tommie Smith is Actor Robert Englund is Folk singer Holly Near is Sen Sandra Bernhard is Tennis Hall of Famer Bjorn Borg is Comedian Colin Quinn is Music producer Jimmy Jam is Filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda is Actor Jason Isaacs is Actor Paul Giamatti is Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is Actor Aubrey Anderson-Emmons TV Modern Family is
