Remember Flags are at Half Mast Today!
D-Day marks June 6, 1944, when Allied forces launched Operation Overlord — the largest seaborne invasion in history — landing more than 156,000 troops on five Normandy beaches and turning the tide of World War II in Western Europe. National Drive-In Movie Day marks June 6, 1933, when Richard Hollingshead Jr. opened the world’s first drive-in movie theater in Camden, New Jersey, revolutionizing American summer entertainment. International Tabletop Day was founded to celebrate board games, card games, and roleplaying games as community-building activities — observed on the first Saturday of June to bring players to the table. National Trails Day was established by the American Hiking Society in 1993 as the largest annual celebration of America’s trails, observed on the first Saturday of June with guided hikes and trail work events. A beach, a car speaker, a game board, and a hiking boot.
Communications Center
Big Bend National Park
PO Box 129
Big Bend Nat’l Park, TX 79834
Phone 432-477-1187
Fax 432-477-1178
