This Day In History: June 6th

This Day in History: Development of the city which would be the capital of Russia for 200 years- St. Petersburg- is begun, 1703; setting the stage for teenage romance, the very first drive-in movie theatre opens in Camden, New Jersey, 1933; the invasion during "the war to end all wars", Operation Overlord begins, the largest amphibious assault in human history with American and British troops coordinating a massive onslaught to defeat Nazi forces entrenched on the beaches of Normandy, France, the attack beguiled at first due to inclement weather, but later overwhelmingly successful due to the efforts of thousands of brave men who marched directly into oncoming fire and saved the world, 1944; George Orwell takes a look at the way the world will look decades later with his hauntingly surreal novel "1984" which raised eyebrows around America as the thought of "Big Brother" watching your every move disturbed readers, 1949