What Happened on Jun 6

John Trumbull Is Born

American soldier, diplomat, author, and painter John Trumbull was born on June 6, 1756, in Lebanon, Connecticut. Trumbull is best known for his... Read more

First Battle of Memphis

The First Battle of Memphis was a naval battle fought on the Mississippi River immediately above the city of Memphis on June 6, 1862, during the... Read more

Tesla arrives in the United States

On 6 June 1884, Tesla first arrived in the United States, in New York City with little besides a letter of recommendation from Charles Batchelor, a... Read more

United States Launches First Attack in the Invasion of Guantanamo Bay

The 1898 Battle of Guantánamo Bay happened June 6–June 10, 1898, during the Spanish-American War, when American and Cuban forces invaded the... Read more

First American Expeditionary Forces Arrive in France

While the youth of America were rallying to the colors in the spring of 1917, and preparations were under way to shape them into an invincible... Read more

American Forces Land at Utah Beach through Operation Overlord

Utah Beach was the codename for the right flank or westernmost of the Allied landing beaches during the D-Day invasion of Normandy, as part of... Read more

Americans Receive Word About D-Day

In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, Americans received word that three years of concerted war efforts had finally culminated in... Read more

The Allied Invasion of Normandy Begins with the D-Day Landings

Soldiers, sailors and airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force. You are about to embark upon the great crusade, toward which we have striven these... Read more

American Forces Land at Omaha Beach through Operation Overlord

Omaha Beach is the code name for one of the main landing points of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on June 6... Read more

US Army Rangers Attack Pointe du Hoc through Operation Overlord

Pointe du Hoc is a clifftop location on the coast of Normandy in northern France. It lies 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Omaha Beach, and stands on 100... Read more

British and Free French Forces Land at Sword Beach in Operation Overlord

Sword Beach was the codename of one of the five main landing beaches in Operation Neptune, which was the initial assault phase of Operation... Read more

British Forces Land at Gold Beach During Operation Overlord

Gold Beach was the code name for one of the central D-Day landing beaches that Allied forces used to invade German-occupied France on June 6, 1944,... Read more

Canadian and British Forces Land at Juno Beach through Operation Overlord

Juno Beach was one of the five main landing sites of the Allied invasion of the coast of Normandy on D-Day during World War II. It was situated... Read more

Brécourt Manor Assault

The Brécourt Manor Assault (June 6, 1944) during the U.S. parachute assault of the Normandy Invasion of World War II is often cited as a classic... Read more

Battle of Long Khanh

The Battle of Long Khanh was fought during the Vietnam War on 6–7 June 1971 between the elements of 1st Australian Task Force and the Viet Cong and... Read more

David Bowie releases The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (often shortened to Ziggy Stardust or simply Ziggy) is a 1972 concept album by... Read more

The Rolling Stones Release 'Made in the Shade'

Made in the Shade, released in 1975, is the first official compilation album by The Rolling Stones during their Atlantic Records contract. It draws... Read more

The Rolling Stones Release 'Metamorphosis'

Metamorphosis is the third compilation album of The Rolling Stones music released by former manager Allen Klein's ABKCO Records (who usurped... Read more

Bihar Train Disaster

In the Bihar train disaster on June 6, 1981, a passenger train carrying 800 or more passengers between Mansi and Saharsa, India derailed and... Read more

The Lebanon War

Osama bin Laden dates his hatred of America to the Lebanon War of 1982. During the war the American Sixth Fleet helped the Israelis invade Lebanon... Read more

Octopussy (film) released

Octopussy (1983) is the thirteenth spy film in the James Bond series, and the sixth to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The... Read more

Rage releases Perfect Man

Perfect Man is the third full-length album released by the heavy metal band Rage in 1988. The album was remastered by Noise/Sanctuary in 2002 with... Read more

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble release In Step

In Step is the fourth studio album by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble released in 1989. The title In Step can be seen as referring to... Read more

Michael Jordan Avoids a Block by Sam Perkins by Switching Hands Mid-Air While Dunking

This is what Jordan did with 7:44 left in the fourth quarter: He took a pass at the foul line from Cliff Levingston, dribbled down the middle of... Read more

MST3K Ep. 401 - "Space Travelers"

Various obstacles hamper attempts to rescue three NASA astronauts trapped aboard a crippled space capsule. This, the only MST3K'd film to win an... Read more