Video: 'Vietnam a Television History Episode 1' (June 4, 1954, at 51:29)
(Friday, June 4, 1954; during the First Indochina War, part of the Cold War) — U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles urged the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today to invest $3.5 billion in foreign aid during the next 12 months to help prevent “red domination” of the world.
Video: 'The Capture of the U-505 German submarine' (June 4, 1944, at 3:03)
(Sunday, June 4, 1944, 11:09 a.m. local time; during World War II) — U-505, a German submarine, was captured today by a U.S. Navy task group in the south Atlantic about 150 nautical miles (278 km; 173 mi) off the coast of Río de Oro; it was the first such capture of an enemy vessel at sea by the U.S. Navy since the War of 1812.
Video: 'Rolling Stones Hollywood Palace 1964 Pt 2,'
(Wednesday June 3, 1964) — Two days after arriving in the U.S. for the first time, The Rolling Stones taped their first national television appearance in America today in Los Angeles for the June 13, 1964, edition of The Hollywood Palace, performing “I Just Want to Make Love to You.”
They also performed “Not Fade Away” for the Sept. 12, 1964, edition of the program.
The Stones had debuted on American television the night before (June 2) on The Les Crane Show, which aired only in New York City.
Video: 'Rolling stones Hollywood Palace 1964 Pt, 1'
Video: 'Civil War Combat - Battle of Cold Harbor' (June 3, 1864, at 7:37)
(Friday, June 3, 1864, 4:30 a.m. local time; during the Battle of Cold Harbor, part of the Overland Campaign of the American Civil War) — Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant ordered a frontal assault on entrenched Confederates at Cold Harbor, Virginia, today, resulting in 3,000-7,000 Union casualties, compared to only 1,500 for the Confederates. Continue reading Union suffers heavy casualties at Cold Harbor 150 years ago this hour (June 3 1864)
Video: 'Ten Days to D-Day 4/7' (June 3, 1944, at 5:44)
(Saturday, June 3, 1944, 8:30 a.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/2:30 a.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); 3 days to the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — Thousands of Allied troops are confined to their ships in southern England in preparation for the D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe, despite concerns about the weather forecast. Continue reading Allied troops remark on ships in preparation of D-Day invasion 70 years ago this hour (June 3 1944)
(Monday, June 2, 1924) — U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signed the Indian Citizenship Act today, guaranteeing full American citizenship for all Native Americans born within U.S. territorial limits.
Video: 'Civil War Combat - Battle of Cold Harbor' (June 2, 1864, at 3:50)
(Thursday, June 2, 1864; during the Battle of Cold Harbor, part of the Overland Campaign of the American Civil War) — After Union Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock’s men marched almost all night and arrived in position too worn-out for an immediate attack this morning, Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant agreed to let the men rest and postponed an attack until 5 p.m., and then again until 4:30 a.m. on June 3.
Video: 'The Caucasian War'
(Thursday, June 2, 1864; May 21, 1864, Old Style Calendar; during the Caucasian War) — After decades of scorched-earth warfare, leaders of the Circassians, a Muslim ethnic group in the Caucasus region, surrendered in Sochi today to the army of the Russian Empire, which proceeded to expel hundreds of thousands of Circassians.
Video: 'Ten Days to D-Day 4/7' (June 2, 1944, at 2:56)
(Friday, June 2, 1944, morning; 4 days before the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — A convoy out of Hiltonbury camp in Hampshire, England, and heading for the south coast encounters a herd of cows. Convoys like this are on the move throughout the day.
Video: 'Civil War Combat - Battle of Cold Harbor' (June 1, 1864, at 7:16)
(Wednesday June 1, 1864, 4:30 p.m. local time; during the Battle of Cold Harbor, part of the Overland Campaign of the American Civil War) — The 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery Regiment, having been sent to the Army of the Potomac in May 1864 where it was assigned to the Second Brigade, First Division, VI Corps, fought its first battle today at Cold Harbor, suffering 323 men killed or wounded. Continue reading 2nd Connecticut fights first battle at Cold Harbor 150 years ago this hour (June 1 1864)
