Daily Archives: June 3, 2020

Evacuation of 338,226 Allied troops from Dunkirk, France, completed 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 4 1940)

1940s, World War II


Video: 'Will Britain Remain?! - WW2 - 041 - June 8 1940' (June 3-4, 1940, at 1:37)

(Tuesday, June 4, 1940, 3:40 a.m. Western European Summer Time; during the Dunkirk evacuation, part of Battle of France on the Western Front of World War II) — The Dunkirk evacuation, the rescue of 338,226 Allied soldiers during World War II from the beaches and harbor of Dunkirk, in the north of France, by a hastily assembled fleet of over 800 vessels, ended early this morning when the destroyer HMS Shikari departed for Dover with German infantry firing only a few streets away from where she was moored. Continue reading Evacuation of 338,226 Allied troops from Dunkirk, France, completed 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 4 1940) →

George Harrison begins recording ‘Isn’t It A Pity (version two) 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 3 1970)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970s


Video: 'George Harrison - An Alternate All Things Must Pass (album)' ('Isn't It a Pity' (version two) at 1:09:05)

(Wednesday, June 3, 1970; during sessions for All Things Must Pass) — George Harrison began recording “Isn’t It A Pity” (version two) for the triple-disc album All Things Must Pass, his first release as a solo artist following the break-up of the Beatles, today in London. Continue reading George Harrison begins recording ‘Isn’t It A Pity (version two) 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 3 1970) →