Video: 'Documentary World War 2 II in Colour The Second World War color' (July 4, 1944, at 1:27:14)
(Tuesday, July 4, 1944; during the Battle of Saipan, part of World War II, Pacific War) — A U.S. Marine fighting the Japanese for control of Saipan wrote home today, describing the “unforgettable experience” as an “ugly, rotten, dirty business.”
Video: 'Soviet Storm: World War II — In The East. ep. 11. Operation Bagration. StarMedia. 2011' (July 3, 1944, at 23:37)
(Monday, July 3, 1944; during Operation Bagration, part of the Eastern Front of World War II) — Soviet forces recaptured Minsk from the Germans today.
Video: '1944 Bretton Woods International Monetary Conference'
(Saturday, July 1, 1944; during World War II) — Delegates from 44 countries began meeting at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, today where they agreed to establish the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
Video: 'The World At War: Morning 5/5' (June 19-26, 1944, at 0:00)
(Monday, June 26, 1944; during the Battle of Cherbourg on the Western Front of World War II) — Most of Cherbourg, except the port, was occupied today by U.S. 7th Corps (part of U.S. 1st Army). The fortified port, which was considered vital to the campaign in Western Europe, surrendered on June 29, 1944.
Video: 'The World At War: Pacific 2/5' (June 20, 1944, 2:33-7:21)
(Tuesday, June 20, 1944, 3:40 p.m. ChST; part of World War II, Pacific War) — U.S. Task Force 58 launched an air strike on the Japanese fleet this afternoon, sinking the carrier Hiyo on the second and final day of the Battle of the Philippine Sea. Continue reading Task Force 58 attacks Japanese fleet 70 years ago this hour (June 20 1944)
Video: 'The World At War: Morning 4/5' (June 19, 1944, at 9:17)
(Monday, June 19, 1944; during the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — A raging Atlantic storm, the worst in June for 40 years, battered the D-Day beaches of Normandy today, casting about like matchsticks the 1,000-ton concrete caissons that formed the perimeter of a temporary Allied harbor, known as Mulberry Harbor, built off Omaha Beach.
Video: 'The World At War: Pacific 1/5' (June 19, 1944, at 8:31)
(Monday, June 19, 1944, 5:50 a.m. ChST; part of World War II, Pacific War) — The Battle of the Philippine Sea, a decisive naval battle which eliminated the Imperial Japanese Navy’s ability to conduct large-scale carrier actions, began today. Continue reading Great Marianas Turkey Shoot begins 70 years ago this hour (June 19 1944)
Video: '(George Stinney) Seeking Justice 70 Years After Execution!'
(Friday, June 16, 1944, shortly after 7:30 p.m. Eastern War Time EWT) — George Stinney, a 14-year-old black youth, became the youngest person to die in the electric chair tonight as the state of South Carolina executed him at Central Correctional Institution in Columbia for the murders of two white girls, Betty June Binnicker, 11, and Mary Emma Thames, 7. Continue reading George Stinney, a 14-year-old black youth, becomes youngest person to die in electric chair 70 years ago this hour (June 16 1944)
Video: 'The World At War: Japan 3/5' (June 15, 1944, at 9:36)
(Thursday, June 15, 1944, 7:00 a.m. ChST; during the Battle of Saipan, part of World War II, Pacific War) — U.S. Marines stormed the beaches of the strategically significant Japanese island of Saipan this morning in an attempt to capture an air base from which the U.S. could launch its new long-range B-29 bombers directly at Japan’s home islands. Continue reading U.S. Marines land on Saipan 70 years ago this hour (June 15 1944)
Video: 'The World At War: Morning 4/5' (June 14, 1944, at 9:04)
(Wednesday, June 14, 1944; during the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — Free French leader General Charles de Gaulle returned to France today, eight days after the D-Day landings at Normandy and some four years after the Nazi occupation sent him into exile.
