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congressarchives: Astronaut Scott Carpenter explains a phase of his Aurora 7 flight to Astronaut John Glenn on May 24, 1962. Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth and Carpenter was the second. Glenn and Carpenter are the last surviving members of Mercury Seven, the first group of American astronauts. This photograph was submitted to the Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences.  Photograph of Astronaut Scott Carpenter explaining Phases of his Flight to Astronaut John Glenn, 5/24/1962, Records of the U.S. Senate

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Astronaut Scott Carpenter explains a phase of his Aurora 7 flight to Astronaut John Glenn on May 24, 1962. Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth and Carpenter was the second. Glenn and Carpenter are the last surviving members of Mercury Seven, the first group of American astronauts. This photograph was submitted to the Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences. 

Photograph of Astronaut Scott Carpenter explaining Phases of his Flight to Astronaut John Glenn, 5/24/1962, Records of the U.S. Senate

pbsthisdayinhistory: June 11, 1963: President John F. Kennedy Delivers Civil Rights Address On this day in 1963, President John F. Kennedy urged the nation to be a “land of the free” for all citizens in a televised address supporting a comprehensive Civil Rights Bill that would become the 1964 Civil Rights Act: “It ought to be possible, in short, for every American to enjoy the privileges of being American without regard to his race or his color…”   Revisit this and other defining moments of the Civil Rights Movement with PBS Black Culture Connection.  Photo Credit: Abbie Rowe. White House Photographs. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston.

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June 11, 1963: President John F. Kennedy Delivers Civil Rights Address

On this day in 1963, President John F. Kennedy urged the nation to be a “land of the free” for all citizens in a televised address supporting a comprehensive Civil Rights Bill that would become the 1964 Civil Rights Act: “It ought to be possible, in short, for every American to enjoy the privileges of being American without regard to his race or his color…” 

 Revisit this and other defining moments of the Civil Rights Movement with PBS Black Culture Connection. 

Photo Credit: Abbie Rowe. White House Photographs. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston.

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June 6, 1944: D-Day, The Invasion of Normandy

On this day in 1944, Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France. More than 160,000 American, British, and Canadian troops and 30,000 vehicles landed along a 50-mile stretch of fortified French coastline. The Battle of Normandy, known as “Operation Overlord,” lasted from June 1944 to August 1944 and aided in ending World War II in Europe. 

Explore American Experience’s ”D-Day” timeline, maps, and film to learn more.

Photos: D-Day-Normandy invasion by Robert Sargent, 1944. (Library of Congress). General Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the order of the day: “full victory - nothing else” to paratroopers in England, just before they board their airplanes to the continent of Europe, 1944. (National Archives).