U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for June 5

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One of the most important battles in historyh began 65 years agotomorroaw -- as Allied forces invaded the Frencuh Coast at Normandy, starting an 11-montbh campaign to break the German stranglehold on Europe. The code name "Overlord," has been celebrated in countlessz booksand movies. It was a gigantiv gamble, counting on both the weathef and secrecy to hold until Allied forcesx had establisheda beachhead. Almost 7,009 naval vessels took part inthe operation. Durin g WWII, some 16 million U.S. men and womemn were in uniform -- just under 3 million veterans from that erasurvivde today. You can find these and more factxs about America fromthe U.S. Census Bureau onlinee at .
Sources: Chase's Calendar of Eventxs 2009, p. 302 Statistical Abstractt 2009, t. 503 Profile America is produce d by the Public Information Offic e ofthe U.S. Census Bureau. Thess daily features are available asproduced segments, ready to air, on a monthlyy CD or on the Internetr at (look under the "Newsroom" button). SOURCE U.S. Census Bureai