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Hershel W. Williams, American Marine Corps warrant officer, last living Medal of Honor recipient from World War II (born 1923)
A downed Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero was discovered on Akutan Island, Alaska; it was later rebuilt and flown to…
A downed Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero was discovered on Akutan Island, Alaska; it was later rebuilt and flown to devise tactics against the aircraft during World War II.
The Treaty of Lausanne, settling the boundaries of modern Turkey, is signed in Switzerland by Greece, Bulgaria and…
The Treaty of Lausanne, settling the boundaries of modern Turkey, is signed in Switzerland by Greece, Bulgaria and other countries that fought in World War I.
During the Great Depression, U.S. president Herbert Hoover orders the United States Army to forcibly evict the "Bonus…
During the Great Depression, U.S. president Herbert Hoover orders the United States Army to forcibly evict the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans gathered in Washington, D.C.
Bernard Baruch first applies the term "Cold War" to describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet U
Bernard Baruch first applies the term "Cold War" to describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union.
The United States Army liberates Nazi Sonderlager (high security) prisoner-of-war camp Oflag IV-C (better known as Coldi
The United States Army liberates Nazi Sonderlager (high security) prisoner-of-war camp Oflag IV-C (better known as Colditz).
Polish–Lithuanian War: The Polish Army launches the Vilna offensive to capture Vilnius in modern Lithuania
Polish–Lithuanian War: The Polish Army launches the Vilna offensive to capture Vilnius in modern Lithuania.
American Civil War: During the Vicksburg Campaign, gunboats commanded by acting Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter run down
American Civil War: During the Vicksburg Campaign, gunboats commanded by acting Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter run downriver past Confederate artillery batteries at Vicksburg.
American Civil War: Battle at Lee's Mills in Virginia
American Civil War: Battle at Lee's Mills in Virginia.
American Civil War: The District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, a bill ending slavery in the District of Colu
American Civil War: The District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia, becomes law.
Shooting of a Māori by an English sailor results in the opening of the Wanganui Campaign of the New Zealand Wars
Shooting of a Māori by an English sailor results in the opening of the Wanganui Campaign of the New Zealand Wars.
The French Army captures Veracruz in the Pastry War
The French Army captures Veracruz in the Pastry War.
French Revolutionary Wars: The Battle of Mount Tabor: Napoleon drives Ottoman Turks across the River Jordan near Acre
French Revolutionary Wars: The Battle of Mount Tabor: Napoleon drives Ottoman Turks across the River Jordan near Acre.
Masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the First Jewish–Roman War
Masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the First Jewish–Roman War.
Gertrude Chandler Warner, American author and educator (died 1979)
Gertrude Chandler Warner, American author and educator (died 1979)
Rasim Delić, Bosnian general and convicted war criminal (born 1949)
Rasim Delić, Bosnian general and convicted war criminal (born 1949)
Polish–Soviet War: The Polish army launched the Vilna offensive to capture Vilnius (now in Lithuania) from the Red Army
Polish–Soviet War: The Polish army launched the Vilna offensive to capture Vilnius (now in Lithuania) from the Red Army.
French Revolutionary Wars: Severely outnumbered French forces repulsed an Ottoman attack at the Battle of Mount Tabor in
French Revolutionary Wars: Severely outnumbered French forces repulsed an Ottoman attack at the Battle of Mount Tabor in present-day Israel.