The American Legion
Department of Missouri, Inc.
P.O. Box 179
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 893-2353 • www.missourilegion.org
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1777- 2nd Battle of Saratoga
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National Fall Meetings
55% Target Date
Yom Kippur
Columbus Day
1942- U.S. defeats Japan Battle of
Cape Esperance
1845- U.S. Naval Academy opened,
Annapolis, MD
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Navy Day
1775-US Navy established
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Department Fall Conference - Jefferson City, MO
1781- Gen Cornwallis surrenders to
General Washington at Yorktown,VA
1940- U.S. draft registration begins
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Department Fall Conference - Jefferson City, MO
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1944- Battle of Leyte Gulf
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National American Legion College, Indianapolis, IN
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Halloween
1941- U.S. Destroyer Reuben James
sunk by German U-boat
National Commanders Visit
1983- U.S. Marines and Army Rangers
invade Grenada
1776- Battle of White Plains, NY
1886- Statue of Liberty dedicated
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November
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All Saints Day
1952- U.S. explodes 1st hydrogen bomb
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1941- U.S. Navy takes control of
Coast Guard
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1979- U.S. hostages taken in Iran
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1942- Rommel beaten in Battle of Alamein
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1942- U.S. forces attack North Africa
and Sicily
Daylight Saving Time Ends
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1989- Iron Curtain Falls; East Berlin,
Germany border opens
16
1775- U.S. Marine Corps formed
1989-Destruction begins on Berlin Wall
Veteran’s Day
1918- Armistice signed. WWI ends
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1916- French defeat Germans in the
Battle of Verdun
22
1776-British troops capture
Ft. Washington
1864-Gen Sherman begins march
to the sea
23
1800- Congress holds 1st session in
Washington D.C.
1941- Japanese submarines leave
for Hawaii
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1863- Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address
26
Department HQ Closed
1944- Allied forces take
Mulhouse, St. Die, and Metz
1945- Nuremberg Trials begin
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Thanksgiving Day
1942- S.P.A.R.S established
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H.S. Oratorical Before Today
Advent Begins
1943- Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin
meet in Iran
1941- Japan decides final U.S. terms are
unacceptable
1944- U.S. B29s bomb Tokyo
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1941- Japan issues order to bomb
Pearl Harbor
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Pearl Harbor Day
1941- Roosevelt appeals for peace
to Hirohito
1942- U.S. bombers strike Italian mainland
11
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1941-Japan bombs Pearl Harbor; 19
ships sunk or damaged, including USS
Arizona; 2,300 dead
1941-Japan attacks Guam
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1941-US declares war on Japan
1941- Fall of Guam
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1937- USS Panay riverboat sunk by
Japan in China
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1941- Hungary and Bulgaria declare
war on U.S.
20
1944-Battle of the Bulge begins
1950-US jets enter Korea
1791- Bill of Rights enacted
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1989- U.S. launches “Operation
Just Cause” in Panama
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Christmas Day
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First Day of Winter
1941- Japanese landon Luzon
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1941- The Lost Battalion, 2nd Bn, 131st
Field Artillery arrive in Australia
1941- U.S. troops surrender Wake Island
1968 - Release of USS Pueblo crew
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1814- War of 1812 officially ends
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New Year’s Eve
1941- U.S. declares Manila an open city
1946- President Truman officially
proclaims end of WWII
January
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Jackson Hole, Wyoming
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New Year’s Day
1942- Japanese enter Manila
1942- Axis forces surrender Bardia
1942- Germany retakes Staritza
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1942-US withdrawsto Bataan
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1942 - US Carrier Saratoga torpedoed
by Japanese
1942-Japanese attack Bataan
1945-US invades Luzon
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1789-1st Presidential Election
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1943-Churchill and Roosevelt meet
in Casablanca
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80 % Target Date
Martin Luther King Jr. /
Civil Rights Day
1973-US action in Vietnam suspended
22
1944- Gen. Eisenhower named
Commander in Chief - Europe
1991 - Persian Gulf War begins
23
1919-WWI Peace Congress opens in
Versailles
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1942- Hitler approves “Final Solution”
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January 25
1968- USS Pueblo seized by North
Korean gunboats
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1942- 1st US troops arrive in British Isles
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1943- 1st all American air raid against
Germany
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Pacific & Asiatic fleets
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Groundhog Day
1901- Nurse Corps Est.
1941-USO formed
1945-Bilibid liberated
1945- US liberates Santo Tomas, Manila
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Distinguished Legionnaire
Nominations Due
Law & Order/Firefighter/EMT
Nominations Due @ HQ
Zone Oratorical Before Today
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Lincoln Pilgrimage
Springfield, MO
85% Target Date
1942- Japan lands on Singapore
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Eagle Scout of the Year
Nominations Due @ HQ
Lincoln Pilgrimage
Springfield, MO
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Spring Conference, Jefferson City
State Oratorical Contest
Lincoln’s Birthday
Valentine’s Day
1973- ”Welcome Home” begins for
Vietnam War-held POWs
19
Spring Conference,
Jefferson City
1944- Firebombing of Dresden
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in Havana Harbor
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1945- US Marines land on Iwo Jima
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President’s Day
Washington’s Birthday
1916- Battle of Verdun begins
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Washington Conference - Washington D.C.
1942- Battle of Java Sea
1991- Kuwait liberated
1836-Siege of Alamo begins
1945-US Marines raise flag
on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima
1945-Los Banos liberated
1991-Allied ground offensive
against Iraq begins
1945- Corregidor in US hands after
airborne assault
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1942- USS Houston sunk off Java
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1991- Gen Schwarzkopf dictates peace
terms for Persian Gulf War
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1789- Constitution of the US is adopted
1944- US bombs Berlin for the first time
1945-1st B29s land on Iwo Jima
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90% Target Date
1965- 1st American combat troops
land in Vietnam
1770- Boston Massacre
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1945- US forces “Fire Raid” Tokyo
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American Legion Birthday
St. Patrick’s Day
Daylight Saving
Time Begins
19
1802- US Military Academy at
West Point established
1942-US troops arrive in Australia
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1942- Gen MacArthur named Supreme
Commander SW Pacific
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1865- Ft. Stedman, Virginia captured
in Civil War
First Day of Spring
26
1945- Iwo Jima secured
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1999 - Three American soldiers captured
in Kosovo
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April Fool’s Day
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1862-Battle of Shiloh begins
1965-US ground troops begin
offensive in Vietnam
1945-Germans leave Hungary
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State Youth Government Day
Jefferson City, MO
95% Target Date
1951-Truman recalls MacArthur, Gen Van
Fleet is new 8th Army Commander
1861-Civil War begins
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Department HQ Closed
Palm Sunday
1865-Civil War Ends
1942-Fall of Bataan
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Passover Begins
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1743- Thomas Jefferson Born
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Good Friday
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Taxes Due
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80th National Oratorical Contest
Indianapolis, IN
Easter Sunday
Orthodox Easter
23
80th National Oratorical Contest
Indianapolis, IN
1944-US captures Hollandia
1775- Paul Revere begins his famous ride
1942- Doolittle’s air raid on Tokyo
24
Passover Ends
1775-Revolutionary War begins
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Earth Day
1953-Operation Little Switch begins
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1945- Hitler commits suicide
1975- Fall of Saigon
1898- Spanish-American War begins
Administrative Professionals Day
National Arbor Day
1943-US bombs Attu Island harbors
1945- Mussolini captured and killed
1945- Liberation of Stalag 7 A
1945- Liberation of Dachau
May
Arlington Cemetery, VA
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National Spring Meetings - Indianapolis, IN
1945-Americans liberated at
Rangoon, Burma
7
1896- US Marines land in Corinto Nicaragua
to protect US citizens during revolution
1945-Germans surrender in Italy
1945-Liberation of Luft 1, Barth
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National Day of Prayer
1942- Battle of Coral Sea begins
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National Spring Meetings - Indianapolis, IN
100% Target Date
Truman Pilgrimage - Independence, MO
Truman’s Birthday
Department HQ Closed
1942- Fall of Corregidor
14
VE Day
1945- Germany Surrenders
15
1945- U.S. launches Okinawa offensive
16
Mother’s Day
1942- W.A.A.C established
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1942- US breaks code for Midway attack
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1945- U.S. completes invasion plan
of Japan
1944- Allies begin offensive from
Anzio, Italy
29
Department HQ Closed
Memorial Day
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20
Armed Forces Day
1944- U.S. campaign in Admiralty
Islands ends
National Maritime Day
28
1945- Germans surrender on Crete
1891-American Red Cross founded
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1940- Evacuation of Allied troops from
Dunkirk,France
27
1863- 1st black regiment leaves Boston
to fight in the Civil War
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1944- U.S. takes Valmontone, Italy
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D Day
1942- Battle of Midway begins
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1944-Rome falls to Allied Forces
12
1918-Battle of Belleau Wood begins
1944- Allied troops land on the beaches
of Normandy, France
1942- Japanese retreat in Battle of Midway
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Missouri Boys State
48th Annual Cadet Patrol Academy
Flag Day
1775-U.S. Army founded
1777-Stars and Stripes first published
1943- Lampedusa Island taken by Allies
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1775-Washington named
Commander in Chief
22
1775 - Battle of Bunker Hill
1944 - US Infantry lands on Saipan
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Missouri Boys State
1945- Japanese begin surrendering
on Okinawa
Father’s Day
25
1950- North Korea invades South Korea
26
1945- United Nations established
First Day of Summer
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1950- Seoul falls; US planes and warships
ordered to defend South Korea
1948- U.S. Airlifts supplies into
West Berlin
1944- GI Bill of Rights signed
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Application Dept Deadline
1863- Battle at Gettysburg begins
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Independence Day
1943- Japanese bomb Americans on
Rendova Island
1863- Battle of Gettysburg ends
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1802- U.S. Military Academy at
West Point opened
11
99th Department Convention- Jefferson City
1950- MacArthur named Supreme
Commander in Korea
1797- Frigate United States launched
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1955- U.S. Air Force Academy dedicated
18
1945- U.S. and UK troops enter Berlin
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99th Department Convention
Jefferson City
1790- Washington, D.C. chosen
nation’s Capitol
1945- 1st atomic explosion at
Los Alamos
1944- US establishes beachheads
on Guam
23
Parents’ Day
30
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1876- Coast Guard Academy founded
1775 - First Army Hospital est.
1953- Korean War Armistice signed
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1943- US air raid over Ploesti, Rumania;
110 POWs taken
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1945- 1st atomic bomb dropped
on Hiroshima
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1944- U.S. forces enter Brittany
8
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1945- U.S. Navy blockades Japan
10
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1790- U.S. Coast Guard established
1942- W.A.V.E.S established
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1953- Operation Big Switch begins
11
1945- Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
1942- U.S. Marines land on Guadalcanal
5
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1898- Spanish-American War ends
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99th National Convention - Reno, NV
1961- Berlin divided into East and West
20
1945- Japan unconditionally surrenders
21
1961- Construction begins on Berlin Wall 1777- Americans win Battle of Bennington
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1942- U.S. Bombers raid Rouen, France
1943- Allies gain control of Sicily
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1812- USS Constitution defeats
British Guerriera
26
99th National Convention - Reno, NV
1921- U.S. signs peace treaty
with Germany
1944- Romania surrenders, joins Allies
27
1944- Eisenhower, Bradley enter Paris
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1862 - Confederates win 2nd Battle
of Bull Run
31
1920- 19th Amendment Ratified
September
Aerial view of Ellis Island and The Statue of Liberty,
New York Harbor, NY
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VJ Day
1945- Japan formally surrenders,
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1783- Treaty of Paris ends
Revolutionary War
1943- Allied forces invade Italy
1774- 1st Continental Congress convenes
in Philadelphia
1914 - 1st Battle of the Marne
Labor Day
10
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12
1940- London suffers 1st air blitz
13
1892- “Pledge of Allegiance” first published
15
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16
Patriot Day
Grandparent’s Day
17
1787- Constitution of the United States
was signed
1862- Battle of Antietam
24
1960- USS Enterprise 1st nuclear
powered aircraft carrier launched
1814- Americans win Battle of Lake
Champlain
2001-America attacked by terrorists
18
1793- Cornerstone of US Capitol laid
1947-US Air Force established
25
1814- “The Star Spangled Banner”
written by POW Francis Scott Key
1814- Battle of North Point
19
1777- Americans win 1st Battle
of Saratoga
1957- 1st US underground nuclear
test conducted
26
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Rosh Hashana
1944- 8th Air Corps Kassel mission
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First Day of Autumn
1797- USS Constitution launched
27
1940- US Selective Service Bill
becomes law
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1781- American troops begin siege of
Yorktown Heights
Yom Kippur
1943- US and Italy sign armistice
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October
St. Louis Arch and Skyline on the Mississippi river,
St. Louis, Missouri
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1943- U.S. 5th Army captures Naples
8
For God
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7
1813- Battle of Thames
9
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1777- 2nd Battle of Saratoga
13
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National Fall Meetings
Columbus Day
15
1845- U.S. Naval Academy opened,
Annapolis, MD
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Navy Day
1942- U.S. defeats Japan Battle of
Cape Esperance
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1775-US Navy established
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Department Fall Conference - Jefferson City, MO
1781- Gen Cornwallis surrenders to
General Washington at Yorktown,VA
1940- U.S. draft registration begins
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1944- Battle of Leyte Gulf
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Department Fall Conference
Jefferson City, MO
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1776- Battle of White Plains, NY
1886- Statue of Liberty dedicated
1983- U.S. Marines and Army Rangers
invade Grenada
1962- Cuban Missile Crisis
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Halloween
1941- U.S. Destroyer Reuben James
sunk by German U-boat
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All Saints Day
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1952- U.S. explodes 1st hydrogen bomb
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For God
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1941- U.S. Navy takes control of
Coast Guard
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1979- U.S. hostages taken in Iran
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Daylight Saving Time Ends
1942- U.S. forces attack North Africa
and Sicily
1942- Rommel beaten in Battle of Alamein
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1916- French defeat Germans in the
Battle of Verdun
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1989- Iron Curtain Falls; East Berlin,
Germany border opens
1775- U.S. Marine Corps formed
1989-Destruction begins on Berlin Wall
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1776-British troops capture
Ft. Washington
1864-Gen Sherman begins march
to the sea
1800- Congress holds 1st session in
Washington D.C.
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1863- Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address
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1944- Allied forces take
Mulhouse, St. Die, and Metz
1945- Nuremberg Trials begin
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1943- Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin
meet in Iran
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1941- Japan decides final U.S. terms are
unacceptable
Thanksgiving Day
1942- S.P.A.R.S established
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1944- U.S. B29s bomb Tokyo
Veteran’s Day
1918- Armistice signed. WWI ends
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1941- Japanese submarines leave
for Hawaii
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The Battleship Missouri and U.S.S. Arizona Memorial,
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
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1941- Japan issues order to bomb
Pearl Harbor
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Pearl Harbor Day
Advent Begins
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1941- Roosevelt appeals for peace
to Hirohito
1942- U.S. bombers strike Italian mainland
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1941-Japan bombs Pearl Harbor; 19
ships sunk or damaged, including USS
Arizona; 2,300 dead
1941-Japan attacks Guam
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1941-US declares war on Japan
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Hanukkah Begins
1941- Fall of Guam
1937- USS Panay riverboat sunk by
Japan in China
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1941- Hungary and Bulgaria declare
war on U.S.
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Hanukkah Ends
1989- U.S. launches “Operation
Just Cause” in Panama
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1814- War of 1812 officially ends
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New Year’s Eve
1946- President Truman officially
proclaims end of WWII
Christmas Day
1941- U.S. declares Manila an open city
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First Day of Winter
1941- Japanese landon Luzon
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1791- Bill of Rights enacted
1944-Battle of the Bulge begins
1950-US jets enter Korea
1941- The Lost Battalion, 2nd Bn, 131st
Field Artillery arrive in Australia
1941- U.S. troops surrender Wake Island
1968 - Release of USS Pueblo crew
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