Historical Events
Event of Interest
British premier Winston Churchill arrives in Italy
Winston Churchill
- French 5th Armour division recaptures Sées
- Klaus Barbie, Gestapo head of Lyon France leaves for Auschwitz
- US air raid on Palembang
Famous Birthdays
- David Pearl, British judge
- Ian McDiarmid, Scottish actor
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
