On this day in history.

[J. A.]

I noticed the same oddity. I can see the full message if I tap it in the app.

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I tried everything but that. Now that you told me I see it works this way as well.

 

[scifan57]

June 6, 1944; the Allied Forces stage an amphibious landing on the coast of Normandy. This was called D-Day and marked the beginning of the end for the Axis, as the Allied forces began their march to Berlin. Less than a year later, the German Forces surrendered on the 7th of May, 1945.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_landings



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Into_the_Jaws_of_Death_23-0455M_edit.jpg

 

[J. A.]

June 6, 1944; the Allied Forces stage an amphibious landing on the coast of Normandy. This was called D-Day and marked the beginning of the end for the Axis, as the Allied forces began their march to Berlin. Less than a year later, the German Forces surrendered on the 7th of May, 1945.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_landings

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The movie "The Longest Day" is based on the events of this day.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Longest_Day_(film)

 

[scifan57]

The movie "The Longest Day" is based on the events of this day.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Longest_Day_(film)

I've got that movie in my collection. Maybe it's time to watch it again.

 

[J. A.]

I've got that movie in my collection. Maybe it's time to watch it again.

After reading your first post here today, I was thinking of that, too.

 

[KevinJS]

When I was 15, I visited Arromanches-sur-mer, the site of the landing. The war museum there is well worth a visit.

 

[Richard Brown]

When I was 15, I visited Arromanches-sur-mer, the site of the landing. The war museum there is well worth a visit.

I have yet to visit this site, the cemeteries and battlefields. I must do so. The only wartime cometary we have visited was at Monte Cassino.

As from next year, there will be 4 years' worth of centenarians to remember. I will most likely go alone, or with some friends. There are specialised battlefields coach tours to choose from.

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[J. A.]

June 7, 1991: Mount Pinatubo explodes generating an ash column 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) high.





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Pinatubo

 

[Richard Brown]

7th June 1576, Martin Frobisher's first American voyage departs from Greenwich.

Source. http://www.greenwich-guide.org.uk/june.htm

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[zstairlessone]

1340 - Rotterdam Netherlands founded (loved the time I went there)

1862 - The United States and Britain agree to suppress the slave trade (hard to believe anyone could put someone into slavery)

1953 - Mary Terrell wins struggle to end segregation in Wash DC restaurants (not quite 100 years later)

1893 - Gandhi's first act of civil disobedience (I wish I was that strong)

1988 - Aluminum contaminates Cornish England's water supply (Camelford, something like 20 tons of Al2(SO4)3)

1775 - United Colonies change name to United States (it does sound so much better that way)

 

[J. A.]

June 8, 1949: George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is published.




Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four

 

[J. A.]

June 9, 1934: Donald Duck makes his debut in The Wise Little Hen.





Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wise_Little_Hen

 

[scifan57]

June 9, 1934: Donald Duck makes his debut in The Wise Little Hen.

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Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wise_Little_Hen

That means Donald Duck will be celebrating his 80th birthday next year. I'm sure Disney will have something special planned.

 

[J. A.]

June 10, 1990: British Airways Flight 5390 lands safely at Southampton Airport after a blowout in the cockpit causes the captain to be sucked from the cockpit, no one dies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Flight_5390

 

[Richard Brown]

June 10, 1990: British Airways Flight 5390 lands safely at Southampton Airport after a blowout in the cockpit causes the captain to be sucked from the cockpit, no one dies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Flight_5390

I think there was a programme about that incident on Channel5 two nights back.

I don't know what's going on, but Channel 4 started a series on air accidents and incidents last night. I commented that the majority of incidents shown in the trailer were covered in the Channel 5 programmes. So, if there is a relatively small handful of incidents to talk about, it demonstrates that air travel is very safe.

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