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D-day

[dee-dey] / ˈdiˌdeɪ /




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“When Eisenhower was passing on the baton of leadership at the inauguration for JFK, JFK asked, ‘What gave you the edge on D-day?’

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

If you’re skeptical about how exciting a movie about the weather on D-day might be, “Pressure” takes that as a creative challenge, an argumentative stance from which to start.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

Stagg was not allowed to make phone calls to her because of the secrecy surrounding D-day.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

D-day, secretly known as Operation Overlord, was timed based on several factors, including the weather, the tides and the moonlight.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

Iwo Jima wasn’t just “softened up” for a few days before D-day.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac




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