Apr 19 1944 NFL Draft: Angelo Bertelli from University of Notre Dame first pick by Boston Yanks; Apr 20 Dutch Communist Party resistance fighter John Postma sentence to death; Apr 20 NFL legalizes coaching from bench; Apr 21 NFL Chic Cardinals & Pittsburgh Steelers merge (dissolves on Dec 3) Apr 22 Allies land near Hollandia, New Guinea

22/06/2012 · 1944 significant News Events in History. Siege of Leningrad ends after 872 days; Operation Overlord, code named D-Day Allied Forces land on beaches of Normandy; Glenn Miller is reported missing; GI Bill of Rights passed; V1 and V2 rockets bomb London; Paris is liberated from Nazi occupation on August 25; Average Cost of new house $3,450.00

12/09/2021 · On 16th May 1944 during an attack on the Gustav Line, Monte Casino, Italy, the leading company of Fusilier Jefferson's battalion had to dig in without protection. The enemy counter-attacked opening fire at short range, and Fusilier Jefferson, on his own initiative, seized a P.I.A.T. Gun and, running forward under a hail of bullets, fired on the leading tank.

1944 in Film & TV. May 3 "Going My Way", directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby premieres in New York (Academy Award for Best Picture, 1945) 1944 in Music. Oct 30 Aaron Copland's ballet score "Appalachian Spring" premieres in Washington, D.C. with Martha Graham dancing lead role; Dec 28 Leonard Bernstein's musical "On the Town" premieres in NYC

World War 2 Timeline – 1944. by Ben Johnson. Important events of 1944, including Operation Market Garden and D-Day (pictured above). 20 Jan. Russian troops recapture Novgorod. 29 Jan. The Leningrad-Moscow rail line re-opens effectively ending the siege of Leningrad. 7 March.

Nobel Peace Prize: International Red Cross. More World Statistics... Allies invade Normandy on D-Day (June 6). Background: Normandy campaign. Bretton Woods Conference creates International Monetary Fund and World Bank. Battle of the Bulge begins as Germans penetrate Allied front in Belgium (Dec. 16 to Jan. 1945).