This Day in History: British Captain James Cook discovers the Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest assemblage of living organisms, 1770; Allied forces converge after their successful D-Day assault, moving forward as a unified western front to liberate Europe, 1944; Hank Williams, Sr. makes his debut at the Grand Ole Opry, 1949; staging an amazing comeback after a near fatal car accident which nearly crippled him for life, Ben Hogan goes on to win at the Merion Golf Club outside Philadelphia, taking home one of his four lifetime U.S. Open victories, 1950; facing the threat of Federalized National Guard troops sent by President Kennedy, Alabama Governor George Wallace allows black students to attend the University of Alabama, 1963; Seattle Slew shocks audiences around America to become the second horse in the 1970's to win the Triple Crown, 1977; 'The Duke' rides off into the sunset after staging a long battle with health problems, John Wayne earning his place among the screen legends of Hollywood, later immortalized in a song by Jimmy Buffett, 1979
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