Today is National Higher Education Day and National Gardening Exercise Day.
Historical note: Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy, France, on D-Day in 1944, launching the liberation of Western Europe during World War II.
On this date:
1844: The YMCA is founded in London.
1933: The first drive-in movie theater opens in Camden, N.J.
1944: Allied troops storm the beaches of Normandy on D-Day.
1968: Sen. Robert F. Kennedy dies after being shot in Los Angeles.
1984: Tetris, one of the world’s most popular video games, is released.
Birthdays:
Nathan Hale, American Patriot and soldier (1755)
Thomas Mann, German novelist and Nobel Prize winner (1875)
Billie Whitelaw, English Actress (1932)
Björn Borg, Swedish professional tennis player (1956)
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