The address itself was conceived as a prayer, with Roosevelt asking God to bless the American war effort. President Roosevelt addressed the American public directly for the first time that evening, during his radio address.

The news carried the first terse communique from the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Expeditionary Force: Under the command of General Eisenhower, Allied naval forces, supported by strong air forces, began landing Allied armies this morning on the northern coast of France. edition, with a front page headline announcing the вЂњGreat Invasion is Under Way.вЂќ New York Times editors rushed to put out a special 6 a.m.

The Daily News proclaimed in bold lettering: вЂњINVASION BEGINSвЂќ. New Yorkers had their ears and eyes glued to radio stations and newspapers. News of the invasion spread quickly that early morning in the streets of New York City. Almost 150,000 troops stormed the beaches of Normandy on that summer day, and approximately 20,000 of those by parachute. Working under the command of General Eisenhower, an armada of 5,000 ships brought troops to the beaches of Normandy, one of the largest in military history. People in Times Square watch the news ticker on the New York Times building.Д«y the time the sun rose in New York City on the morning of June 6, 1944, the first and second waves of American troops had come ashore under heavy German fire on the beaches of Normandy.

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