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.] 1998: The American TV show Sex and the City, starring Sarah Jessica Parker, began airing on HBO , and it became one of the most popular and influential television series of the late 1990s and early 2000s. [ Sort fact from fiction in our pop culture quiz.] 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?] 1892: Chicago's elevated Loop train line (commonly known as the "L") began operating, and it became one of the longest and busiest mass-transit systems in the United States. [ How much do you know about Chicago?] 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.] 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 © 2021 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help