(Wednesday, June 12, 1974; during the Watergate scandal) — Hoping to build on the diplomatic triumphs of the past, U.S. President Richard M. Nixon, arrived in Cairo, Egypt, today at the beginning of a Middle East tour (click here for video at 2:35:27).
Video: 'The World At War: Morning 4/5' (June 12, 1944, at 7:26)
(Monday, June 12, 1944; during the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — British Prime Minister Winston Churchill visited Normandy today, six days after the D-Day landings there by Allied troops.
