How America Heard the News of D-Day
From Luverne to Mobile, Americans pray and wait for word of the D-Day invasion.
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How America Heard the News of D-Day
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From Luverne to Mobile, Americans pray and wait for word of the D-Day invasion.
Before 3 a.m. on June 6, 1944, a phone call woke Luverne editor Al McIntosh: the invasion of Europe had begun. Across America, church bells rang, Philadelphia's mayor tapped the Liberty Bell and Major League Baseball canceled its games. From Waterbury's synagogues to Sacramento's canneries, families prayed for sons whose fate they could not yet know.
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How America Heard the News of D-Day
Clip: Episode 4 | 5m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
Before 3 a.m. on June 6, 1944, a phone call woke Luverne editor Al McIntosh: the invasion of Europe had begun. Across America, church bells rang, Philadelphia's mayor tapped the Liberty Bell and Major League Baseball canceled its games. From Waterbury's synagogues to Sacramento's canneries, families prayed for sons whose fate they could not yet know.
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