NPR News6/6/2026History2 min readUnited States
Remembering D-Day: Historian Uses Social Media to Keep Memories Alive
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On the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, NPR's Henry Larson meets Alex Kershaw, a historian who uses live-tweeting to bring the Normandy invasion to life, making the event feel immediate and personal to millions of followers.
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The D-Day invasion of Normandy occurred on June 6, 1944, marking a pivotal moment in World War II.
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Eighty-two years ago today, an Allied army came ashore in Normandy to liberate Western Europe from Nazi Germany. NPR's Henry Larson met a man determined to keep memories of the D-Day invasion alive as vivid as if it were happening today. [...] (Full transcript content preserved as per original)
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