The 80th anniversary of D-Day Jun 6, 2024

The 80th anniversary of D-Day

Eighty years ago, on the beaches of Normandy, northern France, an event unfolded that would alter the course of history. The day was June 6, 1944, a date forever etched in time as D-Day. It marked the launch of Operation Overlord, the ambitious Allied invasion that became a turning point in World War II. The audacious assault by sea, air, and land involved nearly 160,000 troops.

© Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Jun 6, 2018Feature Attraction: 85 years at the drive-in
Jun 6, 2019Engineering an artificial harbor in Normandy
Jun 6, 2020The long and wiggling path
Jun 6, 2021On this shore, history was made
Jun 6, 2022Indigo bunting
Jun 6, 2023D-Day remembered
Jun 6, 2025Arromanches-les-Bains for the 81st anniversary of D-Day

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Nov 30, 2023Saint Andrews Day
Aug 10, 2023World Lion Day
Jun 26, 2019Get amped for Glastonbury
Apr 4, 2026Black grouse males, Estonia
Apr 28, 2025Impala in Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
Jan 4, 2025Bản Giốc–Detian Falls, Vietnam
Aug 8, 2019Spot on for International Cat Day
Oct 20, 2021Feeling lazy? Today s your day.
Sep 28, 2022A. M. Foster Bridge in Cabot, Vermont
May 14, 2024Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico
Sep 12, 2019Astrotourism at its finest
Jan 26, 2024Northern hawk-owl
Sep 30, 2018Aw shucks, it’s oyster season in Galway
Oct 6, 2024Ancient town of Sorano, Tuscany, Italy
Feb 1, 2024Black History Month
Feb 4, 2026Rosa Parks Day
Nov 19, 2020That bill s just not going to fit
Sep 9, 2019A toast to California!
Oct 29, 2024Great horned owl
Jun 10, 2019Ponta da Piedade rock formations in Portugal
Aug 3, 2019Cetacean Saturday
Nov 23, 2022Fibonacci Day
Jan 14, 2023Feast of the Donkey
Apr 9, 2023Happy Easter!
Nov 14, 2020Decorating for Diwali
Apr 26, 2019Happy Arbor Day!
Jan 27, 2021A dramatic view of Sicily
Dec 29, 2020Where the glow of the holidays lingers
Jan 14, 2018Sanday Island and the North Sea, Scotland
Dec 21, 2024Happy winter solstice!