Historical Events
- "Anna Lucasta" opens on Broadway
- Gen de Gaulle returns to France
PGA Championship
PGA Championship Men's Golf, Manito G & CC: Bob Hamilton wins his only major title, 1 up in the 36-hole final over heavily favoured Byron Nelson
Byron Nelson
- Soviet offensive at Jassy & Kisjinev
- US & British forces destroy German 7th Army at Falaise-Argentan Gap
Famous Birthdays
- Graig Nettles, American MLB 3rd baseman (NY Yankees, San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians), born in San Diego, California
- John Povey, English musician, born in London
Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (1984-89), born in Bombay, British India (d.1991)
Rajiv Gandhi
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
