(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.
British Admiral Bertram Ramsay writes home 70 years ago today (June 1 1944)
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(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)
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Battle of Cold Harbor begins near Mechanicsville, Virginia 150 years ago this hour (May 31 1864)
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(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.
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German soldier stationed in Nantes, France writes home 70 years ago this hour (May 31 1944)
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(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.
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McCartney performs in Madrid 10 years ago this hour (May 30 2004)
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(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.
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‘The Killers’ released in Japan 50 years ago today (May 30 1964)
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(Saturday, May 30, 1964) — The Killers, a crime film about two professional hit men who try to find out who hired them and why, was released today in Japan. Continue reading ‘The Killers’ released in Japan 50 years ago today (May 30 1964)
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Treaty of Paris signed, returning France to 1792 borders, 200 years ago today (May 30 1814)
(Monday, May 30, 1814) — The first Treaty of Paris was signed today, ending war between France and the Sixth Coalition (the United Kingdom, Russia, Austria, Sweden, Portugal and Prussia), with France retaining its boundaries of 1792.
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American 82nd Airborne have reached final staging post 70 years ago this hour (May 30 1944)
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(Tuesday, May 30, 1944, 9:00 a.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/3:00 a.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); 7 days before the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — The American 82nd Airborne have reached their final staging post at Cottesmore airfield in the English Midlands by today for the upcoming invasion of Europe. Continue reading American 82nd Airborne have reached final staging post 70 years ago this hour (May 30 1944)
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‘Dial M for Murder’ opens in New York City 60 years ago today (May 29 1954)
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(Saturday, May 29, 1954) — Dial M for Murder, a crime thriller film about a straying husband who frames his wife for the murder of the man he’d hired to kill her, opened today in New York City at the Paramount theater.
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, the film starred Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings and John Williams.
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Eisenhower deals with strain of planning D-Day 70 years ago this hour (May 29 1944)
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(Monday, May 29, 1944, 8:00 a.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/2:00 a.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); 8 days before the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander in charge of the D-Day landings, perfects his golf swing, chain smokes and thinks about his family back home while at his headquarters at his headquarters near the south coast of England. Continue reading Eisenhower deals with strain of planning D-Day 70 years ago this hour (May 29 1944)
