Historical Events
- In World War II, US troops secure Saipan as Japan falls
- U-740 sunk by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft
Famous Birthdays
- Glen Cook, American sci-fi author (Shadowline, Star's End), 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
