The Battle of Midway is widely regarded as the most important naval battle
of the Pacific Campaign of World War II Between 4 and 7 June 1942.

June 2, 1953

The ceremony in Westminster Abbey, except the anointing and the 
communion, was televised for the first time.

Queen Elizabeth ll turned 86 in April

 
Senator Kennedy

John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963)

Often referred to by his initials JFK, Kennedy was the 35th President of
the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He
was the youngest man elected President; and the youngest to die. 

 
The official White House portrait of John F. Kennedy by Aaron Shikler

President Reagan presenting Congressional Medal of Honor to the 
Vietnam Unknown Soldier during the 1984 Memorial Day ceremony
at Arlington cemetery in Virginia.

Memorial Day, formerly known as Decoration Day, originated after the Civil War  
to commemorate the fallen Union soldiers of the Civil War. By the 20th century
Memorial Day had been extended to honor all Americans who have died in all
wars. The first known observance of a Memorial Day-type observance was in
Charleston on May 1, 1865.