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de Gaulle visits Normandy; illus; Churchill asks Commons not to force debate on situation; Poland recognizes com; de Gaulle ovation, Normandy, noted
pamphlet, Our Job in the Pacific, issued by Amer Council of Pacific Relations Inst, urges US interest in promoting Far East colonial areas econ and pol freedom; proposes GB and other colonial powers prepare system of training and preparation for self-govt and set specific date for colonial trusteeship end
sinks Ger minesweepers off French coast
US 8th Air Force bombs ry bridges and 7 airfields in France, Belgium and Netherlands and oil refinery at Emmerich; fighter escort hits Ger transport, aircraft and mil installations; RAF raids Munich; Typhoons fire rockets on Ger-held village near Tilly few minutes after Allied troops withdrawal; wipe out enemy; Allied hdqrs repts on Allied air activity from beachhead into Ger, first 7 days of invasion; notes Allied and Ger plane losses
1944Robert D. Keppel, American police officer and academic (died 2021)[†]
Robert David Keppel was an American law enforcement officer and detective. He was also an associate professor at the University of New Haven and Sam Houston State University. Keppel was known for his contributions to the investigations of Ted Bundy and Gary Ridgway, and also assisted in the creation of HITS, the Homicide Investigation Tracking System.
1944World War II: The United States invades Saipan, capital of Japan's South Seas Mandate.[†]
The Battle of Saipan was an amphibious assault launched by the United States against the Empire of Japan during the Pacific campaign of World War II between 15 June and 9 July 1944. The initial invasion triggered the Battle of the Philippine Sea, which effectively destroyed Japanese carrier-based airpower, and the battle resulted in the American capture of the island. Its occupation put the major cities of the Japanese home islands within the range of B-29 bombers, making them vulnerable to strategic bombing by the United States Army Air Forces. It also precipitated the resignation of Hideki Tōjō, the prime minister of Japan.
1944In the Saskatchewan general election, the CCF, led by Tommy Douglas, is elected and forms the first socialist government in North America.[†]
The 1944 Saskatchewan general election, the tenth in the history of the province, was held on June 15, 1944 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, under the leadership of Tommy Douglas, was elected to a majority government.