On This Day for June 6 - Normandy Invasion begun, Diego Velázquez is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. June 06 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Diego Velázquez READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1944 Normandy Invasion begun READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2015: American Pharoah won the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first Thoroughbred in more than 35 years to capture horse racing's Triple Crown. [ Take our quiz about famous horses.] 2004: For her performance in A Raisin in the Sun, Phylicia Rashad became the first African American to win a Tony Award for best actress. [ Test your knowledge of theatre.] 1956: Swedish tennis player Björn Borg, who was considered one of the sport's greatest competitors, was born. [How much do you know about tennis?] 1982: Israel invaded Lebanon and subsequently defeated the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the Syrian armed forces, and assorted leftist Lebanese groups. [ Take our quiz about the Middle East.] 1968: U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy died of a bullet wound from assassin Sirhan Sirhan . 1934: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)—a U.S. regulatory agency—was established. SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1967 Paul Giamatti American actor 1799 Aleksandr Pushkin Russian author 1872 Alexandra empress consort of Russia 1875 Thomas Mann German author 1901 Sukarno president of Indonesia 1956 Björn Borg Swedish tennis player SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help