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ESOL Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced - Echegaray

D-Day, World War II -- June 6

Map from "Invasion of Normandy, June 6, 1944: On the Beach" Eyewitness to History (2010).

On June 6, 1944, over 160,000 Allied troops came ashore to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France.

D-Day Overview
From the WWII National Museum in New Orleans.
D-Day Fast Facts
Includes timeline. From CNN.com
Eyewitness Account
Robert Edlin, member of the 2nd Ranger Battalion, recounts his landing on Omaha Beach.

Cheerleaders

Episode 7

Flag Day -- June 14

Flag Day falls on June 14 and celebrates the 1777 adoption of the flag as an official symbol of the United States.

Flag Day: Overview
The flag's stars symbolize the 50 states. The 13 red and white stripes symbolize the original 13 colonies.
Origins of Flag Day
The Continental Congress voted to adopt the flag in 1777.
Reading about Flag Day
1-page reading with True/False questions.

Juneteeth -- June 19

The colors red, white and blue in the Juneteenth Flag mean that the freed slaves were Americans, and the large star echoes the Texas state flag.

Juneteenth (also called Freedom Day or Emancipation Day) falls on June 19, and commemorates the final end of slavery in the United States.

Juneteenth
Includes a timeline of events.
12 Things You Might Not Know about Juneteenth

Father's Day -- June 16

Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in June.

Father's Day in the U.S.
Basic overview.
History of Father's Day
This American holiday may have originated with a tragic West Virginia mining disaster.
Brief History of Father's Day
Another version of the origin of Father's Day is that Sonora Smart Dodd came up with the idea of celebrating her father while listening to a Mother’s Day sermon at church in 1909.