70th anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1944.
Birth anniversary of Nathan Hale (1755-1776).
Birth anniversary of polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912).
Happy Birthday! Gary U.S. Bonds, Bjorn Borg, Ken Osmond
1813 - The U.S. invasion of Canada was halted at Stony Creek, Ontario.
1882 - The first electric iron was patented by H.W. Seely.
1924 - The German Reichtag accepted the Dawes Plan. It was an American plan to help Germany pay off its war debts.
1925 - Chrysler Corporation was founded by Walter Percy Chrysler.
1932 - In the U.S., the first federal tax on gasoline went into effect. It was a penny per gallon.
1933 - In Camden, NJ, the first drive-in movie theater opened.
1944 - The D-Day invasion of Europe took place on the beaches of Normandy, France. 400,000 Allied American, British and Canadian troops were involved.
1968 - U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy died at 1:44am in Los Angeles after being shot by Sirhan Sirhan. Kennedy was was shot the evening before while campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination.
1971 - "The Ed Sullivan Show" aired for the last time. It was canceled after 23 years on the air. Gladys Knight and the Pips were the musical guests on show.
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