Archive for May 19th, 2025

THE PLAN FOR D-DAY BEGAN ON THIS DAY

How Winston Churchill nearly lost World War Two over D-Day doubt | Daily  Mail Online
Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill.

On May 19, 1943, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill
and U.S.
President Franklin Roosevelt plot the cross-Channel
landing that would become
D-Day—May 1, 1944.

That date would prove a bit premature, as bad weather
became a factor.

The D-Day invasion ended up taking place on June 6, 1944.

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FAMOUS ARMY OFFICER DIED ON THIS DAY

T.E. Lawrence | The Short Story Project
Thomas Edward Lawrence (16 August 1888 – 19 May 1935)

T.E. Lawrence, known to the world as Lawrence of Arabia,
died as a retired Royal Air Force mechanic living under an
assumed name.

The legendary war hero, author and archaeological scholar
succumbed to injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident six
days before.

Lawrence of Arabia on war: How the past haunts the present - Engelsberg  ideas

T. E. Lawrence - Wikipedia

The Lawrence of Arabia Death Brough | Barn Finds

Lawrance of Arabia [DVD] [1989]

Lawrence of Arabia is a 1962 film, starring Peter
O’Toole, based on the wartime activities of T.E.
Lawrence. 

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