June 6 Fun Facts, Trivia and HistoryTable of Contents |
June 6 History Highlights |
|
D-Day: The Normandy Landings |
The Normandy landings were the historical landing operations of World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was one of the largest seaborne invasions in history– a liberation mission for France (and later western Europe). The operation began on Tuesday, June 6th, 1944 when Allied forces invaded Nazi Germany occupied lands with over 150 thousand troops. Operation Neptune, including D-Day, involved huge naval forces, including 6,939 vessels: 1,213 naval combat ships, 4,126 landing ships and landing craft, 736 ancillary craft, and 864 merchant vessels. The invasion force consisted mainly of British, Canadian and American soldiers tasked with opening up routes through some heavily defended areas along the French coast towards major port cities such as Cherbourg – not without casualties or challenges. Cooperation among service branches was excellent despite occasional difficulties that arose during planning logistics for this joint military undertaking with more than 160 ships. On D-Day, the Allies landed 156,000 troops in Normandy. 73,000 American (23,250 on Utah Beach, 34,250 on Omaha Beach, and 15,500 airborne troops), 83,115 British and Canadian (61,715 of them British) with 24,970 on Gold Beach, 21,400 on Juno Beach, 28,845 on Sword Beach, and 7,900 airborne troops. German casualties on D-Day have been estimated at 4,000 to 9,000 men. Allied casualties were documented for at least 10,000, with 4,414 confirmed dead. Although the Allies failed to achieve any of their goals on the first day, the foothold the Allies captured forced Germany to fight the war on two fronts, and within 9 months the Allies were victorious over the German army. |
June 6 is… |
Applesauce Cake Day Drive-In Movie Day |
June 6 Birthday Quotes |
“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” “Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself.” “Boxing should probably be banned. But until then, I’m a big fan.” “I’m clearly not Brad Pitt, and I’m never going to be Brad Pitt.” “Because I am known in the horror genre now, I try and do at least one horror movie a year for my fans, my fans have been so good to me.” |
June 6 Birthdays |
1755 – Nathan Hale, American soldier (died in 1776) 1756 – John Trumbull, American painter (died in 1843) 1890 – Ted Lewis, American singer, clarinet player, and bandleader (died in 1971) 1936 – Levi Stubbs, American soul singer; lead vocalist of the Four Tops (died in 2008) 1947 – Robert Englund, American actor 1954 – Harvey Fierstein, American actor and playwright 1955 – Sam Simon, American director, producer, and screenwriter; co-developer of The Simpsons (died in 2015) 1956 – Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player 1959 – David Schultz, American wrestler (died in 1996) 1963 – Jason Isaacs, English actor 1967 – Paul Giamatti, American actor |
June 6 History |
1844 The Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) was founded in London. 1882 1892 1889 1912 1920 1933 1942 1944 D-Day: the day the Allied powers crossed the English Channel. They landed on the beaches of Normandy, France, turning the tide of the war against Germany. 1948 1952 1964 The Rolling Stones debuted on American TV on The Hollywood Palace. 1971 1987 1997 1998 Sex and The City premiered on HBO 2002 2005 2015 2020 |
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts |
Vanessa Williams voices the female brown M&M. The speed of time is exactly one second per second. “Some pains are physical, and some pains are mental, but the one that’s both is dental.” – Ogden Nash A group of organized Criminals is called a Gang. There’s been 5 mission impossible movies and they’ve completed the mission every time. Someone needs to work on renaming those movies. When leaving a voice mail, say your name and number before AND after the message. #advice If you number all the letters in the alphabet, all vowels are odd numbers. #workthecode Sports are evolved versions of fetch. Tab Hunter – Real Name: Arthur Gellen “My daddy never did get what he wanted. But he had what he needed.” – Tiana #moviequotes A group of Penguins (at rest) is called a Colony or Rookery or Huddle. A group of baby Penguins is called a Crèche. ‘Goodbye’ is a contraction of the phrase ‘God be with you’, originating in 1580. 1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = Earth-Sun distance = 93 million miles. |
More Pop Culture History Resources |