Italian capital of Rome fell to the Allies. There was little fighting in the city itself as American tanks rolled along the Appian Way. The Germans ignored Hitler's order to blow up the Tiber bridges before retreating and the city's historic sites were left intact. Royal Air Force meteorologist Group Captain James Stagg recommended that Overlord be postponed one day from June 5 to the 6th because of bad weather. Dwight D. Eisenhower followed his advice and postponed D-Day by 24 hours. German submarine U-505 was captured off Río de Oro by ships of the U.S. Navy. The sub's codebooks, Enigma machine and other secret materials found on board would be of assistance to Allied codebreakers. Born: Michelle Phillips, singer, songwriter, actress and member of The Mamas & the Papas, in Long Beach, California June 5, 1944 (Monday) Operation Forager: The United States Fifth Fleet left Pearl Harbor, sailing for the Marianas Islands. Operation Matterhorn began with the first B-29 Superfortress combat mission, the bombing of Bangkok, from airfields in India. The Battle of Anzio ended after 136 days in an Allied victory. Rome was declared an open city and was occupied by the United States Army. King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy transferred most of his remaining constitutional powers to his son Umberto. Pope Pius XII spoke to crowds at St. Peter's Basilica giving thanks to God and all belligerents for largely sparing Rome from destruction. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a fireside chat on the fall of Rome. "The first of the Axis capitals is now in our hands," Roosevelt said. "One up and two to go!" The D-Day naval deceptions began. Allied ships and aircraft made deceptive movements in an attempt to deceive the Germans into believing that the Allied invasion force would land in the Calais region. Operation Tonga began at 10:56 p.m. when an Allied force of bombers, gliders and transport aircraft took off from RAF Tarrant Rushton to begin an airborne operation near the city of Caen. Born: Colm Wilkinson, singer and actor, in Drimnagh, Ireland Died: Józef Beck, 49, Polish foreign minister from 1932 to 1939; Riccardo Zandonai, 61, Italian composer June 6, 1944 (Tuesday) D-Day: Operation Overlord commenced with the crossing of nearly 160,000 Allied troops over the English Channel to land on the beaches of Normandy, France. The battle for Pointe du Hoc resulted in Allied victory, while the Battle