Daily Archives: June 18, 2025

Million people cheer Eisenhower as he returns to Washington 80 years ago this hour (June 18 1945)

1940s, U.S. Presidents, World War II


Video: '"America's Welcome To General Ike"

(Monday, June 18, 1945, Eisenhower’s plane landed at 11:11 a.m. EWT; during World War II) — Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower received a tumultuous welcome today in Washington D.C., where he addressed a joint session of Congress. Continue reading Million people cheer Eisenhower as he returns to Washington 80 years ago this hour (June 18 1945) →

‘Lord Haw-Haw’ Nazi propagandist charged with treason 80 years ago today (June 18 1945)

1940s, World War II


Video: 'Lord Haw-Haw Documentary (William Joyce) - Great Crimes - British, Traitor, Hanged.'

(Monday, June 18, 1945; during World War II) — William Joyce (known as “Lord Haw-Haw”), an American-born Irish-British Fascist politician, was charged today in London with high treason for his English-language wartime broadcasts on German radio.