David Eisenhower, grandson of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe during World War II, says Americans went to Normandy, France, 80 years ago to ...

On the eve of the D-Day invasion, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower spent the remaining hours of daylight with the paratroopers who were about to jump behind German lines into occupied France. A single moment ...

Sometimes history gets revealed in small, nearly forgotten scraps. The Allied invasion of Normandy took place this week in 1944. On the evening of June 5, the largest armada in history began to churn ...

On June 5, 1944, while Allied troops headed across the English Channel toward the beaches of Normandy, General Dwight D. Eisenhower composed a hand-written press release. It read, in part, "Our ...

GETTYSBURG, Pa. — On June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 soldiers from the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada fought in Normandy, France for what would be known as the D-Day invasion. Eighty years ...

June 6, 2024 marked the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion during World War II. To remember Operation Overlord, several Kansas figures and the public gathered around the statue of Dwight ...

ABILENE, Kan. (KWCH) - On this 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, a special ceremony took place in the hometown of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who oversaw the invasion while General of the ...

WHEREVER the President went, with his leathery grin, his vigorous talk, he was met by friendly people. “Well hi … Why, hello there . . . Yes thanks, I’m feeling fine.” He kept up a constant chatter as ...