June 06
1844
The Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) was founded in London.
1933
The first drive-in movie theater opened in Camden, New Jersey.
1934
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was established to protect investors and maintain the integrity of the securities markets.
1944
Thousands of Allied troops invaded the beaches of Normandy, France, on D-Day.
1982
Israel invaded Lebanon to drive out the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
2001
Vermont Republican Senator James Jeffords left the party to become an independent, handing control of the Senate back to the Democrats.
2002
President Bush proposed a new Cabinet department: The Department of Homeland Security.
Birthdays
Thomas Mann
1875–1955, German novelist and essayist, the outstanding German novelist
of the 20th century, born in Lübeck; brother of Heinrich Mann.
Diego Velázquez
painter (1599)
Pierre Corneille
dramatist (1606)
Nathan Hale
officer (1755)
John Trumbull
painter (1756)
Aleksandr Pushkin
poet, dramatist (1799)
Alexandra Feodorovna
Czarina (1872)
Sukarno
statesman (1901)
Björn Borg
tennis player (1956)