Video: 'Ten Days to D-Day 5/7' (June 5, 1944, 7:00 a.m. at 6:26)

(Monday, June 5, 1944, 7:00 a.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/1:00 a.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); 1 day before the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — News of that the D-Day invasion will go ahead spreads to Allied commanders, soldiers, sailors and airmen including Cliff Morris at Hampshire, England. Tomorrow, they’ll be sailing for Normandy.

The Allied invasion will center on five beaches, each of which has been given a code name. The British and Canadians have opted for Gold, Juno and Sword — from a list supplied by the British Army. The Americans will land on Utah and Omaha — names chosen by their generals.