June 6
This day in history:
- 1862 – The First Battle of Memphis, a naval engagement fought on the Mississippi results in the capture of Memphis, Tennessee by Union forces from the Confederates.
- 1894 – Governor Davis H. Waite orders the Colorado state militia to protect and support the miners engaged in the Cripple Creek miners' strike.
- 1993 – Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat wins the first presidential election in Mongolia.
- 1944 – Capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges by Allied paratroopers, also known as Operation Coup de Main (incorrectly referred to as Operation Deadstick.)
Births:
- 1983 – Michael Krohn-Dehli, Danish footballer
- 1926 – Klaus Tennstedt, German conductor (died 1998)
- 1990 – Anthony Rendon, American baseball player
Deaths:
- 1865 – William Quantrill, American Confederate guerrilla band leader (born 1837)
- 2015 – Vincent Bugliosi, American lawyer and author; prosecuting attorney in the Tate–LaBianca murders case (born 1934)
- 2015 – LudvÃk VaculÃk, Czech journalist and author; noted for The Two Thousand Words which inspired the Prague Spring (born 1926)
Holidays:
- Queensland Day
- National Huntington's Disease Awareness Day in the United States
- D-Day Invasion Anniversary
Random Article of the day:
Kimmi Chex
Kimberly Chexnayder or Kimmi Chex is an American personality on the NFL Network co-hosting NFL Total Access. She also has appeared on NFL Fantasy Live among other programs on the network. She was the youngest talent to be hired by the network. Chex was recognized as part of the 2022 Forbes 30 Under 30 class, The Athletic's 40 Under 40: Rising Stars Shaping the Direction of the NFL and Front Office Sports 25 Under 25.