What Happened on June 6?
Tweet • The D-Day invasion began. (1944) Code named “Operation Overlord” and also known as “Operation Neptune,” the Battle of Normandy began with 155,000 allied troops landing on a 5-mile (about 8-kilometer) stretch of the Normandy coast. It was the largest amphibious military action in history. • The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was created. (1934) The Securities Act of 1933 was signed into law by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, creating the commission. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforced federal securities laws and regulated the nation’s stock exchanges and other U.S. securities markets. • Senator Robert F. Kennedy died. (1968) Senator Kennedy was shot on June 5th in Los Angeles, California by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, who was arrested immediately after the shooting. Sirhan, a Christian Palestinian who emigrated to the U.S. when he was 12 years old, was sentenced to life in prison at Pleasant Valley State Prison in California. • The Chrysler Corporation
