June 6 in History
What happened on June 6 in history?
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on june 6 in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened on june 6 in history.
?>1985
The body of Nazi war criminal Dr. Josef Mengele is located and exhumed near Sao Paolo, Brazil.
1982
Israel invades southern Lebanon.
1966
African American James Meredith is shot and wounded while on a solo march in Mississippi to promote voter registration among blacks.
1961
Swiss psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung, one of the founders of modern psychiatry, dies.
1944
D-Day: Operation Overlord lands 400,000 Allied American, British, and Canadian troops on the beaches of Normandy in German-occupied France.
1941
The U.S. government authorizes the seizure of foreign ships in U.S. ports.
1934
President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Securities Exchange Act, establishing the Securities and Exchange Commission.
1930
Frozen foods are sold commercially for the first time.
1924
The German Reichstag accepts the Dawes Plan, an American plan to help Germany pay off its war debts.
1918
U.S. Marines enter combat at the Battle of Belleau Wood.
1865
Confederate raider William Quantrill dies from a wound received while escaping a Union patrol near Taylorsville, Kentucky.
1862
The city of Memphis surrenders to the Union navy after an intense naval engagement on the Mississippi River.
1813
The United States invasion of Canada is halted at Stony Creek, Ontario.
1674
Sivaji crowns himself King of India.
1641
Spain loses Portugal.
1523
Gustav Vasa becomes king of Sweden.