Today in History: D-Day
Today in History–June 6–the Library of Congress features D-Day. On this day in 1944, American, British and Canadian forces landed on the beaches of Normandy, France in a coordinated effort to open the western front. Learn more about this tragic but ultimately successful strike by visiting the Today in History section, then click the links below to access loads of primary sources related to D-Day & World War II.
D-Day
WWII Reunion: D-Day Stories video
WWII Reunion: Eyewitness to D-Day video
D-Day Journeys: Personal Geographies of D-Day Veterans story map
D-Day’s Top Secret Map Library of Congress Blog June 3, 2019
Featured Image: D-Day The 6th of June
Allied Armies Land in France (New York Times front page)
D-Day historical newspaper coverage
D-Day: A Key to Victory webcast transcript
Marshall and the D-Day Invasion
D-Day (U.S. Army)
Planning D-Day Library of Congress Information Bulletin April 2003 – Vol 62, No.4
Library blog posts
- 80th Anniversary of D-Day Normandy Landings 4 Corners of the World
- Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of D-Day Folklife Today
- D-Day: Seventy Years Later Folklife Today
- From Foxhole to Foxhole: A D-Day Experience through Poetry
Real-Time Radio Broadcasts from D-Day, June 6, 1944 World War II Foundation