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Today's featured article American Cemetery, where the film's opening and closing scenes are set Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. Set in 1944 in France during World War II, it follows a group of soldiers, led by Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks), on their mission to locate Private James Francis Ryan (Matt Damon), who is to be brought home after his three brothers are killed in action. Inspired by the books of Stephen E. Ambrose and accounts of the deaths of members of a single family such as the Niland brothers, Rodat drafted the script and Paramount Pictures hired him to finish the writing. Spielberg wanted to make Saving Private Ryan as authentic as possible, and hired Frank Darabont and Scott Frank to perform uncredited rewrites based on research and interviews with veterans. The cast went through a week-long boot camp to understand the soldier experience. Filming took place from June to September 1997 in England and Ireland. Saving Private Ryan earned critical acclaim for its graphic portrayal of combat. (Full article...) Recently featured: Double sovereign 550 Madison Avenue Donner Party  Today's featured media The martial eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus) is a large eagle native to sub-Saharan Africa. A species of the booted eagle subfamily (Aquilinae), it has feathering over its tarsus. One of the largest and most powerful species of booted eagle, it is a fairly opportunistic predator that varies its prey selection between mammals, birds and reptiles. It is one of a few eagle species known to hunt primarily from a high soar, by stooping on its quarry. Currently, the species is classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. This martial eagle was photographed in the Matetsi safari area in Zimbabwe. Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp Recently featured: Douglas fir – HMS Malabar – Laothoe populi Archive – More featured media...  Did you know Working Sketch of the Mastodon ... that exhibits at Peale's Philadelphia Museum included the first nearly complete skeleton of a mastodon (sketch pictured)? ... that German factory worker Julius Welschof now plays in the National Football League? ... that despite the success of their song "C U in da Ballpit", Camping in Alaska band members say they all hate it? ... that journalist Jacques Poitras spent a month repeatedly crossing the "Imaginary Line" separating New Brunswick and Maine in order to publish a book about it? ... that George Krugers was circumcised so he could pass as Muslim and film The Great Mecca Feast? ... that the TikTok success of DellaXOZ's "Ahh!!" prompted a lawyer to contact her? ... that the New York State Pavilion, one of the most popular attractions at the 1964 World's Fair, later stored hazardous waste? ... that Stellar Blade's Eve was described as "a woman born from South Korea's culture and philosophy" by The Washington Post? ... that Tad's Steaks offered "tasty food, low prices, service with a grunt"?

In the news Claudia Sheinbaum The CNSA Chang'e 6 completes sampling and takeoff from the far side of the Moon. Claudia Sheinbaum (pictured) is elected as the president of Mexico. In South Africa's general election, the African National Congress wins the most seats but loses its majority for the first time since the end of apartheid. In association football, the UEFA Champions League concludes with Real Madrid defeating Borussia Dortmund in the men's final and Barcelona defeating Lyon in the women's final. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war timeline Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Alexander Lang Carl Cain Rob Burrow Drew Gordon Lionel Dyck Marian Robinson  This day in history June 6: National Day of Sweden Shivaji 1674 – Shivaji (pictured), who led a resistance to free the Maratha from the Bijapur Sultanate and the Mughal Empire, was crowned the first chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire. 1749 – A plot by Muslim slaves in Malta to assassinate Manuel Pinto da Fonseca of the Knights Hospitaller was uncovered. 1813 – War of 1812: The British ambushed an American encampment near present-day Stoney Creek, Ontario, capturing two senior officers. 1912 – The largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century began, forming the volcano Novarupta in the Alaska Peninsula. 1944 – World War II: Operation Overlord, the largest amphibious military operation in history, began with Allied troops landing on the beaches of Normandy in France. Norbert of Xanten (d. 1134) Patrick Henry (d. 1799) John A. Macdonald (d. 1891) David Scott (b. 1932) More anniversaries: June 5 June 6 June 7

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