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May 16, 2024 · Zero hundred hours, Tuesday, June 6, 1944. British and American airborne troops, flown in on more than 1,000 aircraft, began to land in occupied Normandy in order to secure key objectives before ...
6 days ago · May 25, 2024. Simon Cellan Jones’s biographical film ‘Arthur the King’ concludes with Arthur, after arriving in the United States with Michael Light, nearly dying due to his severe back injury. The veterinary professionals ask Michael to say goodbye to the beloved dog in case he doesn’t make it.
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May 22, 2024 · What happened on D-Day? D-Day on 6 June 1944 was an Allied amphibious operation to land 135,000 troops on the Normandy beaches, which began the campaign to defeat Germany and win WWII. Why was D-Day so important?
4 days ago · Richard I (born September 8, 1157, Oxford, England—died April 6, 1199, Châlus, duchy of Aquitaine) was the duke of Aquitaine (from 1168) and of Poitiers (from 1172) and king of England, duke of Normandy, and count of Anjou (1189–99). His knightly manner and his prowess in the Third Crusade (1189–92) made him a popular king in his own ...
- When his brother Henry died, Richard I became heir to the throne of England, and King Henry II asked Richard to yield Aquitaine to his brother John...
- Richard I spent little time in England during his reign as king. Rather than planning for the future of the English monarchy, he put everything up...
- Sailing home via the Adriatic, Richard I was captured and imprisoned in the castle of Duke Leopold of Austria, whom he had insulted during the Crus...
- Richard I spent the last years of his life in France. In 1199 he was fatally wounded while besieging the castle of the vicomte of Limoges, who had...
4 days ago · Arthur the King’s True Story Was Even More Dramatic Than the Movie. Tyler Treese. May 27, 2024 at 8:00 AM · 2 min read. Image Credit: Lionsgate Films. The recently released Mark Wahlberg movie ...
May 6, 2024 · A man walks on Gold beach in Arromanches, Normandy, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. In the background are the remains of the artificial harbor of Arromanches. On D-Day, Charles Shay was a 19-year-old Native American army medic who was ready to give his life — and actually saved many.
May 24, 2024 · Some 610,000 Wehrmacht soldiers and thousands of vehicles were committed to Normandy. 30,000 were killed, 80,000 wounded, and 210,000 either went missing or were taken captive by the end of the battle. What happened after D-Day?
