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World Events

June 6 – World War II – Battle of Normandy: Operation Overlord, commonly known as D-Day, commences with the landing of 155,000 Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy in France. The Allied soldiers quickly break through the Atlantic Wall and push inland, in the largest amphibious military operation in history. This operation helps liberate France from Germany, and also weakens the Nazi hold on Europe.

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June 13 – In the 1944 election, little interest was shown by Charlottesville voters in the uncontested City Council election held this day. Mayor J. Emmett Gleason, Fred L. Watson and William S. Hildreth were the unopposed candidates for three places on the council.

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  1. Web. Bowerman, David, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, March 29, 2020, retrieved March 29, 2020.