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Thursday, June 6, marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day — when Allied forces launched the largest amphibious attack in the history of warfare on the beaches of Normandy, France.
The legend of the Teddy Bear s being named for President Theodore Roosevelt is true, though it didn t originate on Louisiana s side of the Mississippi River delta.