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80th Anniversary of D-Day On June 6, 1944, Allied forces launched Operation Overlord—the codename for the massive Allied invasion of Normandy, France—with more than 150,000 troops. Ending with approximately 20,000 casualties on both sides, those who took part witnessed one of the most pivotal battles against Axis forces and the beginning of a prolonged, costly, and ultimately successful campaign to liberate ... 01/3/2025 - 2:13 am | View Website
D-Day and the Normandy Campaign D-Day. Initially set for June 5, D-Day was delayed due to poor weather. With a small window of opportunity in the weather, Eisenhower decided to go—D-Day would be June 6, 1944. Paratroopers began landing after midnight, followed by a massive naval and aerial bombardment at 6:30 a.m. American forces faced severe resistance at Omaha and Utah ... 01/3/2025 - 1:59 am | View Website
The Origins of International Holocaust Remembrance Day In 2005, the United Nations declared January 27 International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In the resolution, it is stated that every member of the UN should honor the six million Jews as well as those members of other minorities who perished in the Nazi genocide, and to develop educational programs about this history to help prevent such atrocities in the future. 01/2/2025 - 10:03 pm | View Website
Pearl Harbor Attack, December 7, 1941 The policy of the “three alls” was the order of the day: “kill all, burn all, loot all.” Cities who resisted, like Nanjing in 1937, suffered the consequences, with Japanese troops slaughtering hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians. 01/2/2025 - 8:26 am | View Website
D-Day Fact Sheet D-Day Fact Sheet Invasion Date June 6, 1944 The Invasion Area The Allied code names for the beaches along the 50-mile stretch of Normandy coast targeted for landing were Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword. Omaha was the costliest beach in terms of Allied casualties. Allied Forces Nearly 160,000 Allied troops landed on D-Day, made up of major forces 01/2/2025 - 7:08 am | View Website
Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Taurus.
Happy Birthday for Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2024:
You can be successful in many fields. You are hardworking, determined and willing to make sacrifices to achieve your cherished goals. Take inventory of your life this year.
Today is Wednesday, Jan. 8, the eighth day of 2025. There are 357 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Jan. 8, 2016, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the world’s most-wanted drug lord, was captured for a third time in a daring raid by Mexican marines, six months after walking through a tunnel to freedom from a maximum security prison.
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In 1790, President George Washington delivered the first State of the Union address in New York City.
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Their spirit was willing but the depleted Nuggets couldn’t quite hang with the defending NBA champions Celtics Tuesday night at Ball Arena.
Playing without center Nikola Jokic, who was scratched before the game with a non-COVID illness, Denver pushed Boston to the limit. When Christian Braun swished a 3-pointer to tie the game 93-93, he pumped his fist and the crowd went nuts.
But the Celtics executed down the stretch and made the big shots while the Nuggets ran out of runs — and maybe out of gas — on their home floor.
For all of his dystopian rhetoric, by many traditional metrics, the America that Trump will inherit from Biden is actually in better shape than that bequeathed to any newly elected president since Bush came into office in 2001. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/u
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