The D-Day invasion of Europe took place on the beaches of Normandy, France on this day in 1944. Approximately 400,000 Allied American, British and Canadian troops were involved.
Israeli armored vehicles in Beirut during the 1982 invasion on this day in 1982.
It was on this day in 1933, the first drive-in movie theater opened in Camden, NJ.
When Morgan Freeman was nine years old, he played the lead role in a school play. He turned down a drama scholarship at Jason State University to work as a radar mechanic in the U.S. Air Force in 1955. Freeman won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the Clint Eastwood film MillionDollar Baby in 2005.
In Britain on this day in 1967, the album "Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band" was released by the Beatles. It was released June 2 in the U.S.
Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jeane Mortenson) (June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962)
Icon and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe starred in the classic 1959 comedy Some Like It Hot and became the most famous woman in the world during the 1950s.
Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III will turn 78 in November.
The Cable News Network (CNN) is a basic cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner. It was founded by Ted Turner and went on the air on this day in 1980.
The destruction along Main Street in Johnstown, Pa., following the collapse of the South Fork Dam killing 2,209 people on this day in 1889.
Walter "Walt" Whitman (May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892)
American poet Walt Whitman is best known for his collections Leaves of Grass and Drum-Taps. His 1865 poem "O Captain! My Captain!" was written on the occasion of the death of Abraham Lincoln. He dropped out of school at the age of eleven and, to support his family, worked as a law office assistant and a newspaper apprentice.
It was on this day in 2003.
Serial bombing suspect Eric Robert Rudolph (C) is escorted from the Cherokee County Jail for a hearing in federal court.
Clint Eastwood from The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966).
Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry (1971).
Clint Eastwood worked as a lifeguard, a caddy, and a grocery clerk while growing up. He became a household name after playing Rowdy Yates on the long-running CBS-TV Western series Rawhide (1959 – 1965).
Actor Clint Walker became known for starring in the Western ABC-TV series Cheyenne (1955-1963), as well as for his role in the 1971 ABC-TV movie Yuma. He made over 40 appearances in his television and film career, which earned him a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.
