Daily Almanac: June 06, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset:
RISE: 6:17 a.m.
SET: 9:15 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:
HIGH: 83 °F
LOW: 59 °F

Today is…:
• D-Day
• Atheist Pride Day
• Drive-In Movie Day

What Happened On This Day:
• 1984 The video game Tetris is published. Russian computer engineer, Alexey Pajitnov, created the puzzle game. With over 100 million copies sold, it is one of the most successful video games in history.
• 1946 The National Basketball Association (NBA) is founded. The NBA, which comprises teams in the United States and Canada, is considered the world’s premier men’s professional basketball league.
• 1944 On D-Day, 160,000 Allied soldiers land in Normandy, France. The World War II invasion of Normandy established a new major front against the Germans in the west and helped Soviet forces facing the bulk of German troops in the east. Germany capitulated on May 7, 1945.

Births On This Day:

• 1963 Jason Isaacs
English actor, producer

• 1799 Alexander Pushkin
Russian author, poet

Deaths On This Day:

• 1968 Robert F. Kennedy
American politician, 64th United States Attorney General

• 1961 Carl Jung

Swiss psychiatrist