President Trump, along with Queen Elizabeth, veterans and other world leaders, began commemorating the day in Britain on Wednesday, with an emotional ceremony that included firsthand accounts of the invasion. The president heads to France on Thursday.

Go deeper: The realities of D-Day were brought home to Americans by Ernie Pyle, a trusted journalist who focused on the invasion’s immense pains and losses.

Overlooked no more: Alan Turing was one of the most influential code breakers of World War II, who yielded intelligence believed to have hastened the Allied victory. But he was cast aside and died in 1954 a criminal, prosecuted for his homosexuality. He never received a Times obituary — until now.

Present-day politics: During Mr. Trump’s state visit, some of the top contenders to replace Prime Minister Theresa May vied for one-on-one meetings with the president and embraced his brand of politics, a strategy aimed at winning over the 160,000 Conservative Party members who will pick Mrs. May’s successor.