On June 7, 1942, the Battle of Midway—one of the most decisive
U.S. victories in its war against Japan—came to an end. In the
four-day sea and air battle, the outnumbered U.S. Pacific Fleet
succeeded in destroying four Japanese aircraft carriers with the
loss of only one of its own, the Yorktown, thus reversing the tide
against the previously invincible Japanese navy.

Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer best known for her
smooth performance of "The Girl from Ipanema," died
Monday from undisclosed causes at her home in
Philadelphia.

Paul Ricci, a family friend and musician, confirmed her
death in a Facebook post.

“The Girl from Ipanema” won a Grammy in 1965 for record
of the year and Gilberto received nominations for best new
artist and best vocal performance.

Astrud Gilberto(Astrud Evangelina Weinert)
(29 March 1940 – 5 June 2023)

TIM MAGUIRE

GREASE officially opened on Broadway at the
Broadhurst on June 7th, 1972. The show starred
Barry Bostwick as Danny and Carole Demas as
Sandy.

On June 6, 1944, Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight
D. Eisenhower gave the go-ahead for the largest amphibious
military operation in history: Operation Overlord, the Allied
invasion of northern France, commonly known as D-Day.

By daybreak, 18,000 British and American parachutists were
already on the ground. An additional 13,000 aircraft were
mobilized to provide air cover and support for the invasion. 

At 6:30 a.m., American troops came ashore at Utah and Omaha
beaches. 

Gen. Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower
(October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969)

A plane flies over the American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-
Mer, Normandy.

This Day in History – June 5, 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy
was assassinated in the Ambassador Hotel by 24-year-old
Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan. He was shot in the head and died
early the next morning.

Kennedy delivered remarks to a crowd in the Ambassador
Hotel moments before the assassination.

Robert F. Kennedy’s grave in Arlington National Cemetery.