Good morning. It's June 6th — let's begin where we always do: on this very date in history.
📅 On This Day — June 6
1944 — Before dawn, D-Day begins: more than 150,000 Allied troops cross the Channel and storm the beaches of Normandy in the largest seaborne invasion ever attempted.
1968 — In the early hours, Senator Robert F. Kennedy dies in Los Angeles — shot the night before, moments after claiming victory in California's primary — a second devastating loss for a nation still grieving Dr. King.
1971 — After 23 years and a thousand unforgettable acts, The Ed Sullivan Show airs its final broadcast — the stage that introduced America to Elvis, the Beatles, and nearly everyone in between.
1984 — A Soviet engineer named Alexey Pajitnov finishes a little falling-blocks puzzle he calls Tetris — soon to become one of the most-played games on Earth.
2005 — Onstage in San Francisco, Steve Jobs announces Apple will move its Macs to Intel chips — a quiet turning point that reshaped the next decade of computing.
Now, let's set the dial back to…
⏪ REWIND: 2010
Barack Obama is midway through his first term, gas runs about $2.75 a gallon, and a brand-new gadget called the iPad has everyone wondering whether they still need a laptop. Here's the world that year.
📰 The Headlines All eyes are on the Gulf of Mexico, where the Deepwater Horizon disaster has left oil pouring into the sea for weeks — the worst spill in U.S. history, and a story the whole country is watching day after day, waiting for the well to finally be capped.
🎬 At the Movies Later this month, Pixar releases Toy Story 3, sending Andy off to college and his toys on one last great adventure — the rare third film that left grown adults quietly wiping their eyes in the dark. (And all these years later, the gang still isn't done with us.)
🎵 On the Charts Sitting at #1 today: "OMG" by Usher featuring will.i.am — all glossy synths and dance-floor swagger. But keep your ear out: in a couple of weeks, Katy Perry's "California Gurls" takes over and becomes the undisputed song of the summer.
🏆 In Sports Big day in Paris: at Roland Garros, Rafael Nadal dismantles Robin Söderling in straight sets to win the French Open without dropping a single set all tournament — reclaiming the world No. 1 ranking in the process. And the sporting world is holding its breath for next week, when the FIFA World Cup kicks off in South Africa — the first ever held on the African continent.
— a couple of quick things before you go —
👟 Step Challenge: the Yesterday Today community is lacing up! Grab the Pacer app and start logging steps with us — every step counts. (More details coming soon.)
💡 Health Snap: 2010 was right around when step-counting apps started showing up on everyone's phone — and the simple idea behind them still holds: movement doesn't have to be a workout to matter. A short walk, the long way to the mailbox, a few laps around the kitchen while the coffee brews — it all adds up. Curious how your everyday habits stack up? Wellness Signals built a free 2-minute health snapshot: ourfreehealthreport.com
🎉 Born on a June 6th — or know someone who was? Forward this to them right now — there's no better "this is the day you were born" gift than a little time travel.
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