Today history 65 6

Here are some historical events that occurred on June 6th throughout history:

65 AD: The Roman Empire is divided into two parts by Emperor Nero, with his adopted son Galba as the ruler of the Western Roman Empire.

1065: The Norman Conquest of England begins as William the Conqueror sets sail from Normandy with an army of 7,000 men.

1816: The first steam-powered ferry begins operating in New York Harbor, connecting Manhattan to Brooklyn.

1844: The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti.

1918: The United States Army's 2nd Infantry Division is established.

1944: D-Day: Allied forces launch a massive invasion of Nazi-occupied France, known as Operation Overlord, during World War II.

1968: The United States Supreme Court rules in the case of Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, establishing the right of students to express themselves peacefully in public schools.

1994: The United States and North Korea sign an agreement in which North Korea agrees to freeze its nuclear program in exchange for oil and other benefits.

2004: The European Union expands to include 10 new member states, including Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic.

These are just a few of the many historical events that have occurred on June 6th.