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War/Selected anniversaries
November 10
1775
-
American Revolutionary War
: The
Continental Congress
passes a resolution creating two battalions of Continental Marines (later renamed the
United States Marine Corps
) to serve as landing troops for the recently created Continental Navy.
1865
- Major
Henry Wirz
, the superintendent of
a prison camp in Andersonville, Georgia
, is
hanged
, becoming the only
American Civil War
soldier
executed
for
war crimes
.
1942
-
World War II
:
Germany
invades
Vichy France
following French Admiral
François Darlan
's agreement to an armistice with the
Allies
in
North Africa
.
1944
- Ammunition ship
USS Mount Hood (AE-11)
exploded at
Seeadler Harbour
,
Manus
,
Admiralty Islands
.
1954
- US President
Dwight D. Eisenhower
dedicates the
USMC War Memorial
(Iwo Jima memorial) in
Arlington National Cemetery
.
1970
-
Vietnam War
:
Vietnamization
- For the first time in five years, an entire week ends with no reports of
American
combat fatalities in
Southeast Asia
.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
<
User:Hawkeye7
|
War/Selected anniversaries
November 10
1775
-
American Revolutionary War
: The
Continental Congress
passes a resolution creating two battalions of Continental Marines (later renamed the
United States Marine Corps
) to serve as landing troops for the recently created Continental Navy.
1865
- Major
Henry Wirz
, the superintendent of
a prison camp in Andersonville, Georgia
, is
hanged
, becoming the only
American Civil War
soldier
executed
for
war crimes
.
1942
-
World War II
:
Germany
invades
Vichy France
following French Admiral
François Darlan
's agreement to an armistice with the
Allies
in
North Africa
.
1944
- Ammunition ship
USS Mount Hood (AE-11)
exploded at
Seeadler Harbour
,
Manus
,
Admiralty Islands
.
1954
- US President
Dwight D. Eisenhower
dedicates the
USMC War Memorial
(Iwo Jima memorial) in
Arlington National Cemetery
.
1970
-
Vietnam War
:
Vietnamization
- For the first time in five years, an entire week ends with no reports of
American
combat fatalities in
Southeast Asia
.
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