1944 - Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy in France (Operation Overlord), marking the largest naval invasion in history, known as "D-Day."
1954 - Eurovision hosted its first television broadcast from the Flower Festival in Switzerland.
1966 - The American spacecraft "Gemini 9" crashed after a 3-day mission during which astronaut Eugene Cernan walked in space for 2 hours and 8 minutes.
1994 - U.S. President Bill Clinton made a cross from pebbles on the beach at Normandy to commemorate the 50th anniversary of "D-Day."
1996 - World arm-wrestling champion Arpad Nic broke records by pulling a 17-ton plane with his teeth.
1999 - Sri Lankan tailors sewed the longest trousers in the world.
2002 - Indian security forces shot dead the leader of the Islamic Jihad Movement, Muhammad Rafiq Loon.
2003 - The United Nations signed a historic agreement with Cambodia to establish special courts to try leaders of the genocide in the 1970s.
2004 - German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder celebrated D-Day by visiting Normandy, joining former enemies from World War II for the first time to honor the dead from both sides during the conflict.
2005 - Bolivian President Carlos Mesa resigned after weeks of violent protests by indigenous leaders demanding secure energy resources in the country.
2013 - The Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg hosted the world's first live broadcast of 3D ballet dancing.
