Volume 13 , Issue 24

This Day In History (June 6 & 13)

Let us take you back to this day in history with two dates in June. The first date is June 6, 1944 (67 years ago) when the D-Day invasion of Europe took place during World War II as Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France. The headlines read that day: Hitler's Sea Wall Is Breached, Invaders Fighting Way Inland; New Allied Landings Are Made."

The Normandy Invasion began at twilight and for the 4th time during the day Allied heavy bomber attacked rail communications and bridges in the general battle area. There was also increased air opposition.

The article goes on to state, "Thousands of American, Canadian and British soldiers, under cover of the greatest air and sea bombardment of history, have broken through the impregnable perimeter of Germany's European fortress in the first phase of the invasion and liberation of the Continent."

On this Date (June 13)

• 1900 - China's Boxer Rebellion against foreigners and Chinese Christians erupted.
• On June 13, 1966, the Supreme Court issued its landmark Miranda vs. Arizona decision, ruling that criminal suspects must be informed of their constitutional rights prior to questioning by police. Read Article HERE.
• 1971 - The New York Times began publishing the Pentagon Papers, a secret study of America's involvement in Vietnam.
• 1981 - A teen-ager fired six blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II during a parade in London.
• 1983 - The U.S. space probe Pioneer 10 became the first spacecraft to leave the solar system as it crossed the orbit of Neptune.
• 1994 - A jury in Anchorage, Alaska, blamed recklessness by Exxon Corp. and Capt. Joseph Hazelwood for the Exxon Valdez disaster, allowing victims of the nation's worst oil spill to seek $15 billion in damages.
• 1996 - An 81-day standoff ended as 16 members of the anti-government Freemen group surrendered to the FBI and left their Montana ranch.
• 1997 - A jury voted unanimously to give Timothy McVeigh the death penalty for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.

  |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

---