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)
Video: 'Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - Sweet Georgia Brown (1964 Vocal) (2011 Remaster)'
(Monday, June 1, 1964) — The single “Sweet Georgia Brown” and “Take Out Some Insurance On Me, Baby” by Tony Sheridan and The Beatles was released today in the U.S. on Atco. Continue reading ‘Sweet Georgia Brown/Take Out Some Insurance On Me, Baby’ by Tony Sheridan and The Beatles released 50 years ago today (June 1 1964)
(Monday, June 1, 1914) — U.S. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels issued General Order 99 today banning alcoholic beverages from Navy vessels, yards and stations, effective July 1, 1914.
Video: 'Ten Days to D-Day 3/7' (June 1, 1944, at 6:38)
(Thursday June 1, 1944; 5 days before the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — British Admiral Bertram Ramsay writes home to his wife about the impending invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe. Continue reading British Admiral Bertram Ramsay writes home 70 years ago today (June 1 1944)
Video: 'Civil War Combat - Battle of Cold Harbor'
(Tuesday, May 31, 1864, 4:00 p.m. local time; during the Battle of Cold Harbor, part of the Overland Campaign of the American Civil War) — The Battle of Cold Harbor, remembered as one of American history’s bloodiest, most lopsided battles, began today as Union cavalry seized the crossroads of Old Cold Harbor, about 10 miles northeast of the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, holding it against Confederate attacks until the Union infantry arrived.
Video: 'Ten Days to D-Day 3/7' (May 31, 1944, at 3:29)
(Wednesday, May 31, 1944, 10:00 a.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/4:00 a.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); 6 days before the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — A German soldier stationed in Nantes, France, writes a letter home as the Allies prepare for D-Day.
Video: 'Paul MCcartney MADRID SUMMER 04'
(Sunday, May 30, 2004, 10:20 p.m. CEST) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney performed tonight in Madrid, Spain, at the Estadio de Madrid on the third stop of his ’04 Summer Tour of Europe, which would continue through June 26, 2004.
