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This Day in History for June 6 – D-Day and More
This Day in History for June 6 – D-Day and More
This Day in History for June 6 – D-Day and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1844 – The Young Men’s Christian Association, aka YMCA, is founded in London (More info) 1944 – Gen. Eisenhower gives the go-ahead for the Allied invasion of northern France, code named D-Day (More info)
This Day in History for June 5 – Apple II Goes On Sale and More
This Day in History for June 5 – Apple II Goes On Sale and More
This Day in History for June 5 – Apple II Goes On Sale and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1933 – The United States takes itself off the gold standard (More info) 1947 – US Secretary of State George Marshall calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe in what would come to be known as the Marshall Plan (More info)
This Day in History for May 29 – World War II Memorial Dedicated and More
This Day in History for May 29 – World War II Memorial Dedicated and More
This Day in History for May 29 – World War II Memorial Dedicated and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1790 – Rhode Island becomes the last of the original US colonies to ratify the Constitution and is admitted as the 13th state (More info) 1942 – Bing Crosby records Irving Berlin’s ‘White Christmas,’ the best-selling Christmas single in history (More info)
This Day in History for May 11 – Bob Marley Dies and More
This Day in History for May 11 – Bob Marley Dies and More
This Day in History for May 11 – Bob Marley Dies and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1846 – President James K. Polk asked for and received a Declaration of War against Mexico, starting the Mexican-American War (More info) 1924 – Mercedes-Benz is formed when Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merge their two companies (More info)
This Day in History for May 10 – J. Edgar Hoover is Appointed to the FBI and More
This Day in History for May 10 – J. Edgar Hoover is Appointed to the FBI and More
This Day in History for May 10 – J. Edgar Hoover is Appointed to the FBI and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1863 – Confederate General Stonewall Jackson dies, eight days after being accidentally shot by his own troops (More info) 1869 – The First Transcontinental Railroad, linking the eastern and western US, is completed with the driving in of a golden spike in Promontory Summit, UT (More info)

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