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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On June 6, 1944, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, on "D-Day," beginning the liberation of German-occupied western Europe during World War II.
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• In 1799, American politician and orator Patrick Henry died at Red Hill Plantation in Virginia.
• In 1844, the Young Men's Christian Association was founded in London.
• In 1912, the greatest volcanic eruption of the 20th century took place as Novarupta in Alaska began a series of explosive episodes over a 60-hour period.
• In 1925, Walter Percy Chrysler founded the Chrysler Corp.
• In 1934, the Securities and Exchange Commission was established.
• In 1939, the first Little League game was played as Lundy Lumber defeated Lycoming Dairy 23-8 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
• In 1955, the U.S. Post Office introduced regular certified mail service.
• In 1966, black activist James Meredith was shot and wounded as he walked along a Mississippi highway to encourage black voter registration.
• In 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, a day after he was shot by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan.
• In 1978, California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 13, a primary ballot initiative calling for major cuts in property taxes.
• In 1984, government forces in India stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar in an effort to crush Sikh extremists; at least 1,000 Sikhs and 200 soldiers were killed.
• In 1994, President Bill Clinton joined leaders from America's World War II allies to mark the 50th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy. A China Northwest Airlines passenger jet crashed near Xian (SHEE'-ahn), killing all 160 people on board.
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• Ten years ago: World leaders, including President George W. Bush and French President Jacques Chirac (zhahk shih-RAHK'), put aside their differences to commemorate the D-Day invasion that broke Nazi Germany's grip on continental Europe. "Avenue Q" won best musical at the Tony Awards, while "I Am My Own Wife" was named best play; Phylicia Rashad, who starred in a revival of "A Raisin in the Sun," became the first black actress to win a Tony for a leading dramatic role.

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