THE DAY IN HISTORY · JUNE 6
June 6 in history
What happened on June 6: 2 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1844 and 1944, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Silesian weavers’ revolt
4–6 Jun 1844 — Machine-spun competition and wage cuts have ruined Silesian linen weavers. They wreck a merchant’s house, and at Langenbielau troops fire on the crowd, killing eleven. Remember them.
READ THIS MOMENT → · SEE IT ON THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION MAP → · THE FULL STORY →
D-Day. 156,000 men, five beaches, one day — the largest seaborne invasion in history.
READ THIS MOMENT → · SEE IT ON THE WW2 MAP →
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