10 June 1944. 642 men, women and children were murdered by the German Waffen SS in the village of Oradour-sur-Glane, France. The village was never rebuilt and featured at the opening episode of the classic ITV documentary series World at War.
On D-Day, June 6, 1944, Charles Durning was among the thousands of Americans who stormed the beaches of Normandy. Today, we honor his legacy by sharing the Purple Heart recipient’s powerful firsthand account from the 2004 National Memorial Day Concert.
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On this day in 1992: Filipino racer Jovy Marcelo perishes in a crash during practice for the Indianapolis 500. He was 27.
Marcelo's car snapped around and struck a concrete wall as it entered turn 1 at over 172 miles per hour (277 km/h). He died instantly due to a blunt force head injury.
That year saw a series of serious accidents involving other racers, such as 3 times F1 champion Nelson Piquet, who was seriously injured, and four-time winner Rick Mears. Pancho Carter and Hiro Matsushita were also injured in crashes at the event.
When the largest wildfire in Nebraska history tore through Mike and Kayla Wintz’s Sandhills ranch, it wiped out the grass and hay their cattle depend on. Their livelihood was gone — until strangers from across the country stepped in. @SteveHartmanCBS is On the Road.