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1942

World War II: The Battle of Midway ends in American victory

World War II: The Battle of Midway ends in American victory.

1942

World War II: Aleutian Islands Campaign: Imperial Japanese soldiers begin occupying the American islands of Attu and Kis

World War II: Aleutian Islands Campaign: Imperial Japanese soldiers begin occupying the American islands of Attu and Kiska, in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska.

1938

Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Nationalist government creates the 1938 Yellow River flood to halt Japanese forces

Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Nationalist government creates the 1938 Yellow River flood to halt Japanese forces. Five hundred thousand to nine hundred thousand civilians are killed.

1917

World War I: Battle of Messines: Allied soldiers detonate a series of mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge

World War I: Battle of Messines: Allied soldiers detonate a series of mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge, killing 10,000 German troops.

1880

War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, the assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), ends the Campaña del De

War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, the assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), ends the Campaña del Desierto (Desert Campaign).

1982

Bluff Cove Air Attacks during the Falklands War: Fifty-six British servicemen are killed by an Argentine air attack on t

Bluff Cove Air Attacks during the Falklands War: Fifty-six British servicemen are killed by an Argentine air attack on two landing ships, RFA Sir Galahad and RFA Sir Tristram.

1972

Vietnam War: Nine-year-old Phan Thị Kim Phúc is burned by napalm, an event captured by Associated Press photographer Nic

Vietnam War: Nine-year-old Phan Thị Kim Phúc is burned by napalm, an event captured by Associated Press photographer Nick Ut moments later while the young girl is seen running naked down a road, in wh�

1967

Six-Day War: The USS Liberty incident: A United States Navy spy ship is attacked by the Israeli Air Force and Navy, resu

Six-Day War: The USS Liberty incident: A United States Navy spy ship is attacked by the Israeli Air Force and Navy, resulting in 34 deaths and 171 wounded.

1943

World War II: The two-day Battle of Porta between the Royal Italian Army and the Greek People's Liberation Army begins

World War II: The two-day Battle of Porta between the Royal Italian Army and the Greek People's Liberation Army begins.

1942

World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy submarines I-21 and I-24 shell the Australian cities of Sydney and Newcastle

World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy submarines I-21 and I-24 shell the Australian cities of Sydney and Newcastle.

1941

World War II: The Allies commence the Syria–Lebanon Campaign against the possessions of Vichy France in the Levant

World War II: The Allies commence the Syria–Lebanon Campaign against the possessions of Vichy France in the Levant.

1940

World War II: The completion of Operation Alphabet, the evacuation of Allied forces from Narvik at the end of the Norweg

World War II: The completion of Operation Alphabet, the evacuation of Allied forces from Narvik at the end of the Norwegian campaign.

1862

American Civil War: A Confederate victory by forces under General Stonewall Jackson at the Battle of Cross Keys, along w

American Civil War: A Confederate victory by forces under General Stonewall Jackson at the Battle of Cross Keys, along with the Battle of Port Republic the next day, prevents Union forces from reinfor�

1861

American Civil War: Tennessee secedes from the Union

American Civil War: Tennessee secedes from the Union.

1776

American Revolutionary War: Continental Army attackers are driven back at the Battle of Trois-Rivières

American Revolutionary War: Continental Army attackers are driven back at the Battle of Trois-Rivières.

1663

Portuguese Restoration War: Portuguese victory at the Battle of Ameixial ensures Portugal's independence from Spain

Portuguese Restoration War: Portuguese victory at the Battle of Ameixial ensures Portugal's independence from Spain.

1982

Falklands War: The Argentine Air Force attacked British transport ships while unloading supplies off Bluff Cove in the F

Falklands War: The Argentine Air Force attacked British transport ships while unloading supplies off Bluff Cove in the Falkland Islands, killing 56 British servicemen and wounding 150 others.

1982

Falklands War: The Argentine Air Force attacked the neutral oil tanker Hercules while she was traversing the South Atlan

Falklands War: The Argentine Air Force attacked the neutral oil tanker Hercules while she was traversing the South Atlantic.

1972

Vietnam War: Associated Press photographer Nick Ut took a Pulitzer Prize–winning photograph of a naked nine-year-old Pha

Vietnam War: Associated Press photographer Nick Ut took a Pulitzer Prize–winning photograph of a naked nine-year-old Phan Thi Kim Phuc fleeing after being burned by napalm.

1941

World War II: The Allies commenced the Syria–Lebanon campaign against Vichy French possessions in the Levant

World War II: The Allies commenced the Syria–Lebanon campaign against Vichy French possessions in the Levant.