Daily Archives: June 7, 2014

‘Ghostbusters’ premieres in Westwood, California 30 years ago today (June 7 1984)


Video: 'Ghostbusters' trailer

(Thursday, June 7, 1984)Ghostbusters, a supernatural comedy film about three eccentric parapsychologists in New York City who start a ghost-catching business, had its world premiere today in Westwood, California. Continue reading ‘Ghostbusters’ premieres in Westwood, California 30 years ago today (June 7 1984)

D-Day + 1: First laying of Mulberry Harbours 70 years ago today (June 6 1944)


Video: 'The World At War: Morning 4/5' (June 7, 1944, at 6:10)

(Wednesday, June 7, 1944; during the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — The day after D-Day saw the first laying of the Mulberry Harbours, a portable temporary harbour developed by the British to facilitate rapid offloading of cargo onto the beaches during the Allied invasion of Normandy. Continue reading D-Day + 1: First laying of Mulberry Harbours 70 years ago today (June 6 1944)