Today in History: June 6, Allies land in Normandy on D-Day

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Today is Saturday, June 6, the 157th day of 2026.

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Today in history: On June 6, 1944, during World War II, nearly 160,000 Allied troops landed in Normandy, France, on D-Day as they launched Operation Overlord to liberate German-occupied Western Europe.

More than 4,400 Allied troops were […]

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