Historical Events
- British dive bombers attack battle cruiser Tirpitz
- US Supreme Court (Smith v Allwright) "white primaries" unconstitutional
Famous Birthdays
- Barry Pritchard, English rock guitarist (Fortunes), born in Birmingham (d. 1999)
- Tony Orlando, American singer (& Dawn-Tie a Yellow Ribbon), born in NYC, New York
What Happened in 1944
Battle of Eniwetok
US landing craft pass supporting warships on their way to Eniwetok Atoll
February 19, 1944D-Day
"Into the Jaws of Death" by Robert F. Sargent
June 6, 1944George Stinney is Executed
The mug shot of 14-year-old African American boy George Stinney who was the youngest American to be executed
June 16, 1944
