1944
World War II: A United States Navy task group captured German submarine U-505 (pictured)
World War II: A United States Navy task group captured German submarine U-505 (pictured).
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1940
Second World War: The remaining Allied forces protecting the Dunkirk evacuation surrendered, ending the Battle of Dunkir
Second World War: The remaining Allied forces protecting the Dunkirk evacuation surrendered, ending the Battle of Dunkirk; in response, British prime minister Winston Churchill gave a speech in which�
1916
World War I: Russian forces began their successful Brusilov offensive against the Central Powers
World War I: Russian forces began their successful Brusilov offensive against the Central Powers.
1941
World War II: German forces dropped four bombs on neutral Ireland, killing 28 people and damaging Áras an Uachtaráin, th
World War II: German forces dropped four bombs on neutral Ireland, killing 28 people and damaging Áras an Uachtaráin, the residence of the President of Ireland.
1941
World War II: In reprisal for the participation of the local population in the Battle of Crete, the German Wehrmacht des
World War II: In reprisal for the participation of the local population in the Battle of Crete, the German Wehrmacht destroyed the village of Kandanos, Greece, and killed about 180 of its inhabitants.
1944
World War II: More than 1,000 British bombers drop 5,000 tons of bombs on German gun batteries on the Normandy coast in
World War II: More than 1,000 British bombers drop 5,000 tons of bombs on German gun batteries on the Normandy coast in preparation for D-Day.
1941
World War II: Four thousand Chongqing residents are asphyxiated in a bomb shelter during the Bombing of Chongqing
World War II: Four thousand Chongqing residents are asphyxiated in a bomb shelter during the Bombing of Chongqing.
1940
World War II: After a brief lull in the Battle of France, the Germans renew the offensive against the remaining French d
World War II: After a brief lull in the Battle of France, the Germans renew the offensive against the remaining French divisions south of the River Somme in Operation Fall Rot ("Case Red").
1917
World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day"
World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day".
1916
World War I: The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire breaks out
World War I: The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire breaks out.
1883
Mary Helen Young, Scottish nurse and resistance fighter during World War II (died 1945)
Mary Helen Young, Scottish nurse and resistance fighter during World War II (died 1945)
1944
World War II: Commencement of Operation Overlord: The Allied invasion of Normandy begins with the execution of Operation
World War II: Commencement of Operation Overlord: The Allied invasion of Normandy begins with the execution of Operation Neptune—commonly referred to as D-Day—the largest seaborne invasion in history.�
1944
World War II: Capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges by Allied paratroopers, also known as Operation Coup de M
World War II: Capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges by Allied paratroopers, also known as Operation Coup de Main (incorrectly referred to as Operation Deadstick.)
1942
World War II: The United States Navy's victory over the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Battle of Midway is a major turnin
World War II: The United States Navy's victory over the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Battle of Midway is a major turning point in the Pacific Theater. All four Japanese fleet carriers taking part—Aka�
1918
World War I: U
World War I: U.S. Marine Corps suffers its worst single day's casualties during the Battle of Belleau Wood while attempting to recapture the wood at Château-Thierry (the losses are exceeded at the Bat�
1896
Henry Allingham, English World War I soldier and supercentenarian (died 2009)
Henry Allingham, English World War I soldier and supercentenarian (died 2009)
1944
World War II: Operation Overlord, the largest amphibious military operation in history, began with Allied troops landing
World War II: Operation Overlord, the largest amphibious military operation in history, began with Allied troops landing on the beaches of Normandy in France.
1945
King Haakon VII of Norway returns from exactly five years in exile during World War II
King Haakon VII of Norway returns from exactly five years in exile during World War II.
1942
World War II: The Battle of Midway ends in American victory
World War II: The Battle of Midway ends in American victory.
1942
World War II: Aleutian Islands Campaign: Imperial Japanese soldiers begin occupying the American islands of Attu and Kis
World War II: Aleutian Islands Campaign: Imperial Japanese soldiers begin occupying the American islands of Attu and Kiska, in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska.