MLB cancels all games on D-Day to honor Normandy invasion

On June 6, 1944, Major League Baseball halted all scheduled games in honor of D-Day during World War II. The decision, made by Commissioner Kenesaw Landis, allowed fans and families to follow updates on the Allied invasion of Normandy. President Franklin D. Roosevelt had endorsed keeping baseball operating during the war, but D-Day was deemed significant enough to warrant a complete suspension of games. Major leaguers like Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio served in the military during this time. Following the invasion, MLB continued its season with only one more cancellation of an All-Star Game on July 10, 1945.

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