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  2. June 6, 1944, order of the day - Wikipedia

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    The June 6, 1944, order of the day was issued by Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force General Dwight D. Eisenhower to Allied forces on the eve of D-Day, the first day of the invasion of Normandy. The message was intended to impress upon the troops the importance of their mission which Eisenhower called a "Great Crusade".

  3. List of presidents of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The presidency of William Henry Harrison, who died 31 days after taking office in 1841, was the shortest in American history. [6] Franklin D. Roosevelt served the longest, over twelve years, before dying early in his fourth term in 1945.

  4. People of Western Europe speech - Wikipedia

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    A British, American and Canadian Allied Expeditionary Force landed in northern France on June 6, 1944 to begin the liberation of Western Europe from occupation by Nazi Germany. [3] Eisenhower's People of Western Europe speech, named after its opening words, was addressed directly to the people of occupied countries.

  5. Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, third and fourth terms

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    Roosevelt's 1944 State of the Union Address advocated a set of basic economic rights Roosevelt dubbed as the Second Bill of Rights. [118] In the most ambitious domestic proposal of the era, veterans groups led by the American Legion secured the G.I. Bill , which created a massive benefits program for almost all men and women who served.

  6. June 1944 - Wikipedia

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    U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a fireside chat on the fall of Rome. "The first of the Axis capitals is now in our hands," Roosevelt said. "One up and two to go!" [11] The D-Day naval deceptions began.

  7. Four Policemen - Wikipedia

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    Roosevelt's Four Policemen proposal received criticism from liberal internationalists who wanted power to be more evenly distributed among nations. Internationalists were concerned that the Four Policemen could lead to a new Quadruple Alliance. [5] A new plan for the United Nations was drafted by the State Department in April 1944.

  8. 78th United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    Died January 16, 1944 Rolla C. McMillen (R) June 13, 1944 Illinois 7th: Leonard W. Schuetz (D) Died February 13, 1944 Vacant until the next Congress New York 4th: Thomas H. Cullen (D) Died March 1, 1944 John J. Rooney (D) June 6, 1944 New York 11th: James A. O'Leary (D) Died March 16, 1944 Ellsworth B. Buck (R) June 6, 1944 Louisiana 3rd: James ...

  9. 1937 State of the Union Address - Wikipedia

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    The 1937 State of the Union Address was delivered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 6, 1937, marking his fourth address to Congress.The speech was delivered shortly after Roosevelt's reelection and was the first time in U.S. history that a president addressed a newly elected Congress at the end of a term, rather than at the beginning.

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